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| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > Anomurans > hermit crabs |
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hermit crab awaiting identification* updated Oct 08 Where seen? This little banded hermit crab is sometimes seen on some of our shores, in coral rubble near the low water mark, sometimes on living corals and sea fans. Features: Body about 1-1.5cm. Right pincer usually larger than the left. Body and limbs hairy with black bars in bands. Long antenna banded maroon and white. Shorter antennae and eye stalks striped blue and orange. Human uses: Hermit crabs have become popular pets and these are usually taken from the wild. Hermit crabs, however, belong in their habitats and not in our homes. More about the impact of keeping hermit crabs as pets. |
 Sentosa, Jan 05 |
 Sentosa, Jan 05 |
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Banded hermit crabs on Singapore shores
 Changi, May 08 |
 There was a moult near this hermit crab. |
 Is this what the hermit crab looks like just after it moults? |
 Chek Jawa, Jun 03 |
 Pulau Sekudu, Aug 05 |
 Pulau Sekudu, Aug 05 |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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