Coral hermit crabs, Paguritta harmsi, make their homes in empty worm holes in hard coral on the reef. Photographed in the Maldives

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Keywords: biology, claw, coral, crab, crustacea, crustacean, eyes, hard, harmsi, hermit, hiding, hole, home, maldives, marine, paguridae, paguritta, patterns, stars, stripes, underwater, zoology