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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

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1 Comment

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

Hermit crab but not sure what kind (though it appears it may be a marine species).

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 9, 2010
Submitted on Aug 14, 2011

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