Hermit crabs

Blueband Hermit,Pagurus samuelis,the beach,Rathrevor Beach Provincial Park

Little trails left behind on the damp sand at Rathrevor Beach Provincial Park as the waters retreat at low tide – what mysterious creatures are at work here?

Blueband Hermit,Pagurus samuelis,the beach,Rathrevor Beach Provincial Park 

I’m pretty certain that this is the work of Pagurus samuelis – the Blueband Hermit Crab making it’s home inside an Auger shell.

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