Hermit Crabs

Hermit Crab (Dardanus guttatus)
Hermit Crab (Dardanus guttatus) color colour spotted spots blue cyan hairy shell home safe safety armour protection security peer peek look legs Crustaceans |Hermit Crab (Dardanus guttatus)

Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos)
Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos) crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying Crustaceans |Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos)

Yellow-eyed Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes)
Yellow-eyed Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes) Anomura, decapoda decapods single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying cute friend friendly cuddly cuddle play playful happy smile smiling home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest |Yellow-eyed Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes)

Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) Attaches anemones to shell for defence.
Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) Attaches anemones to shell for defence. single one alone lonely isolated individual crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic crustacean Crustaceans |Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)

Yellow-eyed Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes)
Yellow-eyed Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes) Diogenidae (left-handed hermit crabs) Anomura, decapoda decapods Malacostraca single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying defence defend defencive defensive defense defending sheild shield guard shielding guarding guardian secure securing secured home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest |Yellow-eyed Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes)

Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) with anemones attatched to shell for camouflage and protection.
Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) with anemones attatched to shell for camouflage and protection. commensal protected defense defending mobile home Crustaceans |Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)

Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus Megistos)
Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus Megistos) spotted hairy clamber load home house weight heavy dragging Crustaceans |Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus Megistos)

Thin-clawed Hermit Crab (Trizopagurus strigimanus)
Thin-clawed Hermit Crab (Trizopagurus strigimanus) color colour spotted spots blue cyan hairy shell home safe safety armour protection security peer peek look legs eyes red orange Crustaceans |Thin-clawed Hermit Crab (Trizopagurus strigimanus)

Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos)
Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos) Anomura, decapoda decapods single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying |Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos)

Blue Eyed Hermit Crab (Trizopagurus strigimanus)
Blue Eyed Hermit Crab (Trizopagurus strigimanus) crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying Crustaceans |Blue Eyed Hermit Crab (Trizopagurus strigimanus)

Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos)
Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos) Anomura, decapoda decapods single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers |Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos)

Giant Hermit Crab (Aniculus maximus)
Giant Hermit Crab (Aniculus maximus) red home house burden load carry claws safety secure security hairy Crustaceans |Giant Hermit Crab (Aniculus maximus)

Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos) foraging over coral reef rubble.
Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos) foraging over coral reef rubble. Diogenidae white-spotted Anomura, decapoda decapods single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest |Speckled Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos)

Giant Hermit Crab (Aniculus maximus)
Giant Hermit Crab (Aniculus maximus) spots spotted claws armour armor armored armoured whiskers antennae home house protected protection Crustaceans |Giant Hermit Crab (Aniculus maximus)

Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)
Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers house home commensal Crustaceans |Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)

Widehand Hermit Crabs (Elassochirus tenuimanus) mating.
Widehand Hermit Crabs (Elassochirus tenuimanus) mating. sex reproduction copulating copulation vertical Crustaceans |Widehand Hermit Crabs (Elassochirus tenuimanus)

Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) foraging over sandy sea bed.
Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) foraging over sandy sea bed. single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers house home commensal Crustaceans |Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)

Widehand Hermit Crabs (Elassochirus tenuimanus) mating.
Widehand Hermit Crabs (Elassochirus tenuimanus) mating. sex reproduction copulating copulation Crustaceans |Widehand Hermit Crabs (Elassochirus tenuimanus)

Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) with attached anemones.
Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) with attached anemones. single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers house home commensal Crustaceans |Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)

Giant Hermit Crab (Petrochirus diogenes)
Giant Hermit Crab (Petrochirus diogenes) protected protection security secure home house dwelling claws nippers Crustaceans |Giant Hermit Crab (Petrochirus diogenes)