hermit

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Wildlife enthusiast Fred, who had just turned six at the time of filming in the summer and autumn of 2024, enjoyed spotting scorpions, snakes, monkeys, monitor lizards, eagles, hermit crabs, geckos and flying lemurs.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Much less familiar is Guglielmo of Malavalle, a twelfth century hermit venerated by the Augustinians for defeating a dragon using a simple wooden staff shaped like a pitchfork.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

And there's a deep-sea hermit crab, living not inside a shell, but a sea star the team can't immediately identify.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Though Robert may be classified as a hermit, his story still unfolds in phases where he develops meaningful connections.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

I’m on the social studies side because that’s the class I would usually have now, but at least I can see the tanks of hermit crabs on the science side.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden