Why+would+crabs+leave+the+ocean?

Why would crabs leave the ocean? Evelin Ramos Period: 1 04.08.13 __A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings__ __by: Gabriel Garc�a M�rquez__  Pelayo, is a poor man who lives with his wife and newborn baby. In the beginning of the story there is a storm for three days. Pelayo has to go back and forth to throw the crabs back into the ocean. Because of the dead crabs it is giving the newborn baby a fever. The crabs go into the house of Pelayo to get away from the storm. That is when Pelayo found the angel. However, why would crabs run away from the ocean if that is where they live.  At first, I thought that all crabs lived in the ocean. One crab that does not like water, or live in it, are [|__Caribbean Hermit Crabs__] . Caribbean Hermit Crabs are known for their climbing. They are common from the southern tip of Florida throughout the carribeans. Caribbean Hermit crabs always stay on land. they only go to the sea when they are going to mate and lay eggs. If the Caribbean Hermit Crab is left in water too long it will die. ( [|__http://www.seashells.com/hermitcrabs/hermitcrabintro.htm__] )  At first, I wondered why the crabs would run to hide in Pelayo's home. Now I know that most likely the crabs that are described in the story are most likely going to be Caribbean Hermit Crabs.