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Hermit Crab

Coenobita clypeatus

Description:

Multi-colored limbs in shades of red, purple, tan, orange, and yellow. The body is a shade of tan. The pincers are susally purple, but can also be a variety of other colors (reds, purples, tans, oranges, yellows). The eyes are comma shaped and the eyestalks are slender and narrow.

Habitat:

Small tropical cay off coast of Belize.

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joanbstanley
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joanbstanley

Belize

Spotted on Oct 14, 2013
Submitted on Oct 23, 2013

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