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Photo by AndreaOrtega
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Field Notes

Description:

It a Crab that lives on a shell.

Habitat:

The live on the beach.

Species ID Suggestions

Caribbean hermit crab

Coenobita clypeatus

Comments (2)

They are also known as Purple Pincher in the pet trade. By the way the shells these guys are using are those of Peanut snail (Cerion sp.)
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PublishedNovember 3, 2012

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