Wash the shrimp monster (hermit crab) first, then put the shrimp monster into the pot, turn on the fire and steam for about ten minutes. Wait until the color of the shrimp monster turns red, steam for another three minutes, and then you can cook.

2. Shrimp monsters can be cooked and eaten, or they can be made spicy like spicy crayfish. Stir-fry onion, ginger and garlic at home, add red oil, pepper and shrimp monster, and you can make a spicy shrimp monster.

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Pagurus gracilipes

Hermit crab (Latin name: Paguridae), also known as "white house" and "dry house", mainly uses snail shell as the host, and the largest diameter of the snail can reach more than 15 cm. Its shape is between shrimp and crab, and most of them live in snail shells.

The head and chest have a head breastplate, but it does not cover the last thoracic segment. The head and chest are narrow in the front, with strong calcification, wide in the back, horny or completely membranous, with obvious neck groove. The abdomen is long, curved or straight, a few species are short and wide, and many are asymmetrical.

Hermit crabs are mostly found in the coastal areas of the Yellow Sea and southern seas, and are easy to be found in rock crevices on beaches and seashores. Sometimes, this omnivorous animal known as "scavenger" can also be seen in bamboo festivals, coconut shells, corals, sponges and other places. Hermit crabs are not listed in the list of national key protected wild animals, and belong to general protected animals.

Reference Baidu Encyclopedia-Hermit Crab