Ecuadorian hermit crab few months, but species such as "Coenobita clypeatus" have a 23-year lifespan if properly treated and some have lived longer than 32 years. Similarly Ecuadorian hermit crabs have been known to live to over 30 years. In general, and despite their moniker, hermit crabs are social animals that do best in groups. They also require a temperature and humidity-controlled environment (ideally approximately 80% humidity or above and 75-85F), and adequate substrate to allow them to bury themselves while molting. Ecuadorian hermit crab The Ecuadorian hermit crab (Coenobita compressus) also known as the Pacific hermit crab is a species of land
Saw-billed hermit Saw-billed hermit The saw-billed hermit ("Ramphodon naevius") is a hummingbird from southeastern Brazil, the only member of the genus Ramphodon. It is around 14–16 cm long and is one of the heaviest of the hermits; its straight bill has a hooked tip. It lives in humid forests, where it aggressively defends feeding routes ("trap-lines") from individuals of its own species as well as other hummingbirds. It is currently considered near-threatened, since it has a restricted range in threatened Atlantic forests. The saw-billed hermit is placed in the hermit subfamily Phaethornithinae, but among these birds, it is the species most similar