This guy doesn't look good...

[jaybfresh]

Found dead on my sandbed. What is it, some sort of zoa spider? Do I need to look out for more? It has 6 legs, size of a large flea

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

does it have a tail like a hermit crab?

 

[jaybfresh]

It looks like whatever was on the tail end is missing.

Are you thinking it could be a hermit crab molt?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I was thinking it could be a Paguritta spp. hermit

This is about as good as it gets with my camera (refurbished stock Canon A510). There's no doubt I could do much better with high end photographic equipment- but in all honesty haven't seen a better picture of these hermit crabs anywhere else. They only move around inside their wormhole. These are wonderful creatures!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

pic or description of it's hindside needed for ID

 

[pascal32]

you sure you got it, or is that molting?

 

[Foody]

Looks like a dead hermit minus the shell.