The Crab Street Journal Photo Gallery

The Largest Collection of Hermit Crab Photos on the Web
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Calendar Crabs CompetitionYou must create an account in the photo gallery before you can upload. You forum login information will NOT work on the photo gallery software.

Upload ONE photo per month per person. 1280 by 960 pixels minimum
Please see instructions at http://www.crabstreetjournal.com/competitions
Photos must be submitted by the last day of the month.

Once your photo has been uploaded, please email the original to calendarcrabs@crabstreetjournal.com with the following release information:

Name of Photographer:
Email Address:
Age:
Photo Caption:

Competition entry: I give The Crab Street Journal the permission to publish
my photograph on their site and in the Calendar Crab Annual Calendar to be
published through CafePress.


Monthly Prize: 200 CSJ Dollars to spend in our Prize Gallery
Annual Prize: Cover Crab winner will receive a free copy of the CSJ Calendar
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Crabitat of the Month CompetitionYou must create an account in the photo gallery before you can upload. You forum login information will NOT work on the photo gallery software.

Upload photos of your crabitat along with a description of your crabitat. Use the SMALL thumbnail image to post on the forum in the proper topic for voting. There are 'Linking Codes' available to make this easier for you.

Contest Forum

Photos must be submitted by the last day of the month.

Name: ( eg. Vanessa P.. or Vanessa Pike-Russell )
Email: ( eg. mail@yahoo.com )
Year of Birth: ( eg. 1971 )
Location: ( eg. Michigan, USA )
Dimensions of Crabitat: ( eg. 50cm by 20cm (base) by 20cm (height)
Volume of Crabitat: ( eg. 40 Gallon / 200 Litres )
Description of Substrate: ( eg. Tropical PlaySand, Silver Sand)
Description of Tank Items ( eg. Netting, ReptiRock Dish, Rock Cave )
Comments: Add some comments about your crabitat and any changes you may have made recently.

For more information visit the Competitions page. http://www.crabstreetjournal.com/competitions/crabitat/index.html

Monthly Prize: 200 CSJ Dollars to spend in our Prize Gallery

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Prizes for CompetitionsPrize Gallery for the monthly contests. Select your prizes from the items featured here and let Daethian know your selections.
Prizes available are sorted according to their CSJ Dollar value.
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9 files, last one added on Aug 08, 2006

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KidZoneA section of the Magazine just for kids!
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KidZone: Color It


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Download one of our 'Color It' outlines and colour it in using your computer or print it out and use your art materials. Scan it in or take a digital photo and submit it to this gallery.

16 files, last one added on Jun 06, 2006

KidZone: Craft It


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6 files, last one added on Jul 10, 2007

KidZone: Draw It


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6 files, last one added on Jul 13, 2006

KidZone: KidzSpace


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A place to share your photos of kids with their crabs!

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KidZone: Paint It


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KidZone: Wallpaper


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2 files, last one added on Jun 06, 2006

Cluey Captions 2007


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Pumpkin Carving 2007


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7 files, last one added on Oct 23, 2007

9 albums on 1 page(s)

Enyclopedia PhotosPhotos to be added to the Encyclopedia. If you need more albums created to cover the search terms email webmaster@crabstreetjournal.com
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Encyclopedia: Abdomen


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Photos of the abdomens of land hermit crabs. The abdomen is the soft, vulnerable portion of the crabs body that must be kept protected in their shell. The abdomens are basically the same between the species but there are some minor differences. There are pleopods found on the abdomen, which are fine appendages, used for clutching eggs, and cleaning the shell. The uropods found on the tip of the abdomen help the crab hold onto their shell.

24 files, last one added on Feb 13, 2007

Encyclopedia: Antennae


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Close up photos of antennae of land hermit crabs.
Antennae the ones with "feet" (antennular flagellum) are for smelling, urinate dispensation (gaseously), and to a certain degree "hearing" actually more like a barometer gauge, measuring
pressure, which to us comes as roaring or bass sound waves...the longer Antennae are for sensory
purposes, more hearing and vibration sensing...they pick it up more from objects, than as sound waves...the two antennular systems work together. (thanks to Sue for her description)

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Encyclopedia: Commercial Foods


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Photos of Commercial Foods with ingredients in descriptions

8 files, last one added on Mar 23, 2006

Encyclopedia: Cheliped


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Cheliped : (Pronounced kee-li-ped) chelipeds (chela="claw" and ped="foot") Also called grasping claws because of the non-aggressive ways they are used, the chelipeds are what a hermit crab uses to grip while climbing and protect during a crab fight. When eating, you will notice a hermit crab hold the food with one cheliped, and break the food off with the other, passing it to the maxillipeds. The left claw is usually (depending on species) used for climbing or defence. When a hermit crab withdraws within its shell it will use its larger claw to block the entrance to the shell. The right claw is usually used for eating and climbing.
Also known as 'big pincer'

27 files, last one added on Jul 01, 2007

Encyclopedia: Exo-Skeletons


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Photos of exoskeletons shed during molt.

The crab's exoskeleton is made from layers of protein and chitin. The exoskeleton, or cuticle, is hardened by calcium carbonate... The exoskeleton protects the animal and provides points of attachment for the muscles to move the appendages. It helps impede water loss, although a crab still slowly loses water across its exoskeleton." (Fox, S. 2000 p.11)

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Encyclopedia: Eyes


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12 files, last one added on Apr 27, 2007

Encyclopedia: Food: Edible Flowers


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26 files, last one added on Jun 11, 2005

Encyclopedia: Food: Feeding


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1 files, last one added on Mar 19, 2008

Encyclopedia: Food: Leaves and Bark


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Encyclopedia: Food: Non-Edible


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Encyclopedia: Food: Organic



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Encyclopedia: Gender


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The reproductive organs of female land hermit crabs.
Gonopore :

1. an opening through which eggs or sperm are released, esp. in invertebrates. 5
2. any opening between the reproductive system and the outside.

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Hermit Crab SpeciesCrab Species photos to be added to the Species ID Project at http://www.crabstreetjournal.com/species
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Species: Birgus latro


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Also known as the Robber Crab or Coconut Crab

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Species: Coenobita brevimanus


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Species: Coenobita cavipes


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Species: Coenobita clypeatus


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Species: Coenobita compressus


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Species: Coenobita perlatus


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Species: Coenobita rugosus


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Also known as 'ruggies'

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Species: Coenobita scaevola


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Species: Coenobita variabilis


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Species: Coenobita purpureus


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Photos of C. purpureus, a land hermit crab native to Japan and neighbouring islands, including Okinawa-jima island.

25 files, last one added on Jan 28, 2008

Species: Other Coenobita


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Species: Unknown


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Photos from past yearsArchive of photos from 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
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