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Hermit Crab

Paguroidea sp

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

small crab

Habitat:

coastal scrub

Notes:

I spotted this small crab near the beach in Ujung Kulon national park. It was all tucked up when I got too close, so I gave it some distance and waited for him to come out again.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
AlbertKang
This is a type of Hermit Crab - Paguroidea There are more than one thousand species of them, can be difficult to get specific ID :(

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