Soldier Crabs. Known elsewhere as hermit crabs, these crabs are a unique set of crabs that can be found on the East Coast of the island. In order to protect its very vulnerable abdomen, these crabs carry a discarded mollusc shell.
Sir Walter Raleigh Â© Raleigh was an adventurer, courtier to Elizabeth I, navigator, author and poet.M. Walter Raleigh (also spelled Ralegh) was born into a well-connected gentry family at Hayes Barton in Devon in around 1552. He attended Oxford University for a time, fought with the Huguenots in France and later studied law in London.
Raleigh, and the rapidly growing suburban community of Cary just west, form the eastern corner of the triangle. (Read More about Clayton) Taken together, the Triangle is the educational, intellectual, and high-tech center of North Carolina and a large area of the South. Highlights include a solid, growing economic base; high degree of livability; and impressive amenities mostly related to local universities.