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Coenobita clypeatus
This hermit crab was about 5 cm wide and loved chocolate! It has the classic purple left claw of the Caribbean Hermit that it often uses to help close it's shell from predators. It is also called the Soldier crab or Tree crab.
Rocky area at edge of Mangrove Lagoon, Cas Cay, Compass Point, St. Thomas, US. Virgin Islands.
Spotted on Sep 18, 2012
Submitted on Nov 17, 2012
5 Comments
Absolutely no need for embarrassment! :-)
Thanks S Frazier, I'm embarrassed I put all the hermit crabs in the wrong place.
Moved to Arthropods :-)
Updating Species identification.
nice finding..