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- Weird, Unique And Commercially Important King Crab Species
King Crabs, which are also called Stone Crabs, are crab-like decapods crustaceans that are found mainly in cold seas and oceans. These sea-creatures are large and taste good. Many species of King Crabs are widely caught and sold as food. Here’s a list...
- Interesting Facts About The Halloween Hermit Crab
Here are some interesting facts about the beautiful and colorful Halloween Hermit Crab - a lovely exotic pet. 1.) Like janitor fish, it is a favorite aquarium pet for its ability to routinely clean algae. 2.) Halloween Hermit Crab is considered the...
- Interesting Facts About The Red King Crab
Here are some notably interesting facts about one of the most commercially important species of king crab – the Red King Crab. Image Source 1.) A Red King Crab can grow a leg span of 1.8 meters or 5 ft 11 inches. 2.) This huge arthropod was named...
- Colorful And Unique Crabs That Beautify And Clean Your Aquarium Tank
Yes, crabs are also popular exotic aquarium pets. The most brightly-colored and most beautiful species are the usual creatures you’ll find in pet shops. Here’s a list of the most beautiful and popular crabs in the world for your aquarium tank. Striped...
- The World's Most Colorful Crabs
The World's Most Colorful Crabs There are 6,793 species of crabs known in the world. Crabs are found in all of the world's oceans. In addition, there are also many freshwater and terrestrial crabs, particularly in tropical regions. The smallest...
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The Most Beautiful and Distinctively Colorful Hermit Crabs in the World
There are about 1,100 species of “hermit crabs” in the world. These decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea possess an asymmetrical abdomen which is concealed in an empty gastropod shell that is carried around by the hermit crab.
Here are some of the most colorful Hermit Crabs in the world.
1.) Elegant Hermit Crab (Calcinus elegans)
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Calcinus elegans is one of the most beautiful and most colorful species of hermit crabs in the world. It can be found I, the Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean .
2.) Red Reef Hermit Crab (Paguristes cadenati)
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The lovely-looking Red Reef Hermit Crab or Scarlet Hermit Crab is a small but colorful crustacean. It grows about 3 centimeters across on the average. This hermit crab with bright red body and yellow eyestalks can be found in the Caribbean Sea .
3.) Dardanus calidus
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Dardanus calidus is an attractive hermit crab that grows to a length of 12 cm and uses large gastropod shells of Charonia species and Tonna galea. This shell is often decorated with one or more sea anemone. It feeds on decaying matter from the sea bed.
4.) Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus Bernhardus)
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Common Hermit Crab can be found in the European Atlantic’s coasts. It is also known as Soldier Crab and can grow about 3.5 cm. it inhabits sandy and rocky areas from Iceland down to southern Portugal
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This crustacean is an opportunistic scavenger of carrion and uses several shells of different gastropods.
5.) Coenobita violascens
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Coenobita violascens is a beautiful and colorful species of land hermit crab. It is endemic to the Philippines , Nicobar Island , Thailand , Tanzania and Japan
6.) White Spotted Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos)
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The brightly-colored White-spotted Hermit Crab can be found on the reefs of Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean from Africa to the South China Sea and Hawaii
7.) Tricolor Hermit Crab (Clibanarius tricolor)
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The beautifully-colored Tricolor Hermit Crab can be found in the Caribbean Sea . It is also commonly name as Blue-legged Hermit Crab.
8.) Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)
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The unique Anemone Hermit Crab is a crustacean that inhabits the Indo-Pacific region. It lives at depths of up to 27 m and collects sea anemones to place on its shell for defense.
9.) Halloween Hermit Crab (Ciliopagurus strigatus)
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The beautifully-colored Halloween Hermit Crab is a hermit crab species native to the Indo-Pacific region. It is also known as the Striped Hermit Crab or Orange Legged Hermit Crab.
See also
- The World’s Most Colorful Crabs
- World’s Most Colorful and Unique Hermit Crabs
- Unique and Peculiar Squat Lobsters
- Freakiest and Weirdest Crabs in the World
- Amazingly Unique and Weird Lobsters
- World’s Most Colorful Lobster in Their Natural Habitats
- World’s Most Colorful and Unique Porcelain Crabs
- Weird, Unique And Commercially Important King Crab Species
King Crabs, which are also called Stone Crabs, are crab-like decapods crustaceans that are found mainly in cold seas and oceans. These sea-creatures are large and taste good. Many species of King Crabs are widely caught and sold as food. Here’s a list...
- Interesting Facts About The Halloween Hermit Crab
Here are some interesting facts about the beautiful and colorful Halloween Hermit Crab - a lovely exotic pet. 1.) Like janitor fish, it is a favorite aquarium pet for its ability to routinely clean algae. 2.) Halloween Hermit Crab is considered the...
- Interesting Facts About The Red King Crab
Here are some notably interesting facts about one of the most commercially important species of king crab – the Red King Crab. Image Source 1.) A Red King Crab can grow a leg span of 1.8 meters or 5 ft 11 inches. 2.) This huge arthropod was named...
- Colorful And Unique Crabs That Beautify And Clean Your Aquarium Tank
Yes, crabs are also popular exotic aquarium pets. The most brightly-colored and most beautiful species are the usual creatures you’ll find in pet shops. Here’s a list of the most beautiful and popular crabs in the world for your aquarium tank. Striped...
- The World's Most Colorful Crabs
The World's Most Colorful Crabs There are 6,793 species of crabs known in the world. Crabs are found in all of the world's oceans. In addition, there are also many freshwater and terrestrial crabs, particularly in tropical regions. The smallest...