Anemone Hermit Crab, Dardanus pedunculatus, with Sea Anemones, Calliactis polypus, on shell, Lembeh Straits, near Bitung, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia


The hermit crab, Dardanus pedunculatus, is a soft bodied crab which will find and occupy shells of other animals, and as they grow they find shells of ever increasing sizes.


Size: 5293px × 3502px
Location: Lembeh Straits, near Bitung, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia
Photo credit: © Colin Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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