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Blue Banded Hermit Crab

Pagurus samuelis

Description:

Hermit Crab. Lives in discarded tegula shells typically. Very abundant in the higher intertidal.

Habitat:

High to mid intertidal.

Notes:

Caught this guy hanging out of his shell!

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asnyder
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asnyder

Monterey, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 4, 2012
Submitted on Feb 4, 2012

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