Anemone Hermit Crab, Dardanus pedunculatus, with Sea Anemones, Calliactis polypus, on shell, South Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

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Hermit Crabs are decopod crustaceans. They have soft abdomens so carry around a empty seashell which they scavenge, when they grow too big for the shell they exchange it for another.

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Size: 5383px × 3539px
Location: South Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Colin Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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