Hermit crab... Spider web?

[snackpack]

Just heard a fairly loud "clack" from the tank, like a shell hitting the glass. Walked over and see my tiger conch scooting away from two hermits, one of which was on it's back and was struggling to right itself. I figured it was a big of aggression, maybe the hermits trying to mug the conch for his shell. I noticed my cleaner shrimp start taking off to hide, and realize it's running from some sort of... Web? I keep looking at realize that the web seems to be coming from the upside down hermit. I've got no idea what this is, but the hermit is either expelling this web or is caught in it somehow. Any ideas?

 

[blaxsun]

Can't view the video, sorry. Maybe someone else?

 

[snackpack]

YouTube link if the uploaded video doesn't work

 

[Kmarshall168]

Anyone with long hair in your house? Lol

 

[snackpack]

Can't view the video, sorry. Maybe someone else?

Added YouTube link, my videos never seem to work when uploaded directly to the forum

Anyone with long hair in your house? Lol

Yes, but not spider web hair lol

 

[blaxsun]

Coral poop.

 

[Kmarshall168]

Just out of curiosity,I was able to watch the video originally and I'm on Android. Be curious to know if that's a factor

 

[vetteguy53081]

Just heard a fairly loud "clack" from the tank, like a shell hitting the glass. Walked over and see my tiger conch scooting away from two hermits, one of which was on it's back and was struggling to right itself. I figured it was a big of aggression, maybe the hermits trying to mug the conch for his shell. I noticed my cleaner shrimp start taking off to hide, and realize it's running from some sort of... Web? I keep looking at realize that the web seems to be coming from the upside down hermit. I've got no idea what this is, but the hermit is either expelling this web or is caught in it somehow. Any ideas?

looks like mucus associated with stress from coral

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Could either be a vermited web or coral mucus

 

[Stomatopods17]

Looks like a vermetid snail getting really unhappy that a hermit crab is trying to evict it.