Blue-banded Hermit Crab
Pagurus samuelis
Description:
4 cm crab (including shell) with blue bands on legs. Shell is black and white with red on top.
Habitat:
Sandstone at La Jolla tidepools
San Diego, California, USA
Spotted on Apr 9, 2010
Submitted on Aug 14, 2011
1 Comment
Hermit crab but not sure what kind (though it appears it may be a marine species).