Ecuadorian hermit crab Ecuadorian hermit crab The Ecuadorian hermit crab (Coenobita compressus) also known as the Pacific hermit crab is a species of land hermit crab. It is one of the two land hermit crabs commonly sold in North America as a pet, the other being the Caribbean hermit crab ("Coenobita clypeatus"). "Coenobita compressus" is a member of the phylum Arthropoda and the class Malacostraca. They can be up to in length and are thought to be one of the smallest species of land hermit crabs. They have four walking legs, a small pincer, a large pincer, and antennae. Many people who keep
Bluebeard the Hermit When confirming the liberties of the citizens in 1453, Henry VI commended their fidelity in the arrest of the traitor "who called himself Blewberd the hermit". Bluebeard the Hermit Thomas Cheyny (died 1450), also known as Bluebeard the Hermit, was a fuller in Kent who posed as a hermit while inciting unrest. He was a leader in Canterbury of the uprising generally known as Jack Cade's Rebellion for which on February 9, 1450 he was captured and shortly afterward hung and quartered. His capture and execution were unpopular with the people to such a degree that the sheriffs of London