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A hermit crab emerges from its shell, Coenobita perlatus Outside its shell, the soft, curved abdomen of hermit crabs, such as Pagurus bernhardus, is vulnerable. Hermit crab species range in size and shape, from species only a few millimeters long to Coenobita brevimanus (Indos Crab), which can approach the size of a coconut and live 12–70 years.
Coenobita rugosus is a species of land hermit crab native to Indonesia, Australia and the east African coast to the south west Pacific. [1] C. rugosus has four walking legs, a small pincer, a large pincer, and antennae. When threatened C. rugosus is able to make a 'chirping' sound by rubbing its large pincer against its shell as a stridulatory ...
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Calcinus guamensis is a species of hermit crab belonging to the Diogenidae family. [1] [2] First discovered by D.S. Wooster in 1982, this species primarily lives in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, including Guam and Hawaii.
Calcinus pictus, commonly known as the painted hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab in the family Diogenidae, the "left-handed hermit crabs". [1] The species is endemic to Hawaii. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Calcinus argus, also known as the Argus hermit crab, is a species of hermit crabs in the family [[ Diogenidae]] described by David Wooster in 1984. [1] Originating from the Indo-West Pacific near Hawaii .
A Caribbean hermit crab in the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. The Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus), also known as the soldier crab, [2] West Atlantic crab, tree crab, or purple pincher (due to the distinctive purple claw), is a species of land hermit crab native to the west Atlantic, Belize, southern Florida, [3] Venezuela, and the West Indies.