Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Caribbean Hermit Crab

Coenobita clypeatus

Description:

'Typically, the Caribbean hermit crab's left claw is larger in size than its right claw and is purple in color. Female land hermit crabs release fertilized eggs into the ocean. '

Habitat:

dry coastal forest

Notes:

I spotted this at Cabrits national park.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Caribbean Hermit Crab
Coenobita clypeatus Caribbean hermit crab


Sign in to suggest organism ID

3 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Thanks for the ID Joshua.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks Ava.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

Lovely!

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Saint George Parish, Dominica

Spotted on Mar 1, 2013
Submitted on May 25, 2013

Spotted for Mission

Related Spottings

Hermit Crab Caribbean hermit crab Hermit crab purple pincher hermit crab

Nearby Spottings

Begonia Philippine Ground Orchid snail Dominican Ground Lizard
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team