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Semi-terrestrial Hermit Crab (Coenobita compressus)

Semi-terrestrial Hermit Crab (Coenobita compressus)
Semi-terrestrial Hermit Crab (Coenobita compressus)

About Semi-terrestrial Hermit Crab (Coenobita compressus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Arthropods
  • Class: Malacostracans
  • Order: Crabs
  • Family: Hermit Crabs

The Ecuadorian hermit crab also known as the Pacific hermit crab is a species of land hermit crab. It is one of the two land hermit crabs commonly sold in North America as pets, the other being the Caribbean hermit crab.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2006-12-02

    Isla Isabella - Punta Moreno, Ecuador
  • 2009-02-25

    Corcovado National Park - La Sirena, Costa Rica
    Thousands of these on and near the beach.
    Image from 2009-02-25