Juergen Freund / Land Hermit crab using a plastic bottle cap as its home. Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, June 2010
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Juergen Freund / Hermit crab with shell covered in soft coral (Heteroxenia fuscescens) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Hermit crab (Pagurus pubescens) on Kelp, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008
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Chris Newbert / Right-handed Hermit Crab (Paguritta sp) colony in Hump Coral (Porites sp), Solomon Islands
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Chris Newbert / Hermit Crab (Paguritta gracilipes) in Hump Coral (Porites sp) 30 feet deep, Solomon Islands
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Morgan's coral hermit crab (Paguritta morgani) looking out of its burrow in a hard coral colony. These hermit crabs are sedentary, remaining in their burrows, rather than carrying arou...
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David Hall / Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) carrying Anemones (Calliactis polypus) on shell. Mutualism in which anemones are transported to new feeding opportunities whilst providing camouflage and de...
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Red hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) Xiaoliuqiu Island, Taiwan
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) Xiaoliuqiu Island, Taiwan
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / RF - Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) Xiaoliuqiu Island, Taiwan
SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) on yellow sponge, Loch Etive, west coast of Scotland, UK, September.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) sat on yellow sponge, Loch Etive, west coast of Scotland, UK, August.
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Pascal Kobeh / Coral hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) with sea anemones on its shell - the anemones get better feeding opportunities from extra mobility, the crab gains extra protection. Sulu Sea, Philippines.
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Pascal Kobeh / Coral hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) with sea anemones on its shell - the anemones get better feeding opportunities from extra mobility, the crab gains extra protection. Sulu Sea, Philippines. Me...
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David Fleetham / Hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) with Sea anemones (Calliactis polypus) for protection. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.
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Alex Mustard / Hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) on a chalk nodule on a chalk reef. Sherringham, north Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. North Sea
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David Fleetham / White spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) amongst coral. Kauai, Hawaii.
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Piotr Naskrecki / Hermit Crab (Coenobita sp), Vamizi Island, Mozambiqiue
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Piotr Naskrecki / Hermit Crab (Coenobita sp), Vamizi Island, Mozambiqiue
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Piotr Naskrecki / Hermit Crab (Coenobita sp), Vamizi Island, Mozambiqiue
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David Fleetham / Coral hermit crab (Paguritta sp) in coral home, Yap, Micronesia. Small repro only
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David Fleetham / Eye stalks and antennae of a hermit crab (Dardanus lagopodes) off the island of Yap, Micronesia.
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Olga Kamenskaya / Hermit crab (Pagurus sp ) Novaya Zemlya, Russian Arctic, July
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Olga Kamenskaya / Hermit crab (Pagurus sp.) Novaya Zemlya, Russian Arctic, July
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Claudio Contreras / Staghorn hermit crab (Manucomplanus varians) and Staghorned Hydrocoral (Janaria mirabilis), mutualist species, Angel de la Guarda Island Protected Area, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, Jul...
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Robert Thompson / Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) in rock pool, Ballywhoriskey Point, County Donegal, Northern Ireland.
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Sue Daly / Hermit crab (Pagurus prideaux) and Cloak anemone (Adamsia carciniopados), Trondheimsfjord, Norway, July.
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Sue Daly / Hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus), Jersey, British Channel Islands, June.
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Georgette Douwma / RF - Blue knee hermit crab (Dardanus guttatus) looking out from its shell, Malapascua Island, Philippines. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Constantinos Petrinos / Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) on mooring line carrying sea anemones. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) on mooring line carrying sea anemones. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Constantinos Petrinos / Spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) running at night and stirring up sand. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Sue Daly / Anemone hermit crab (Pagurus prideaux) attacking another, with Cloak anemones (Adamsia palliata) covering both their shells, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, October.
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Sue Daly / Anemone hermit crab (Pagurus prideaux) sifting gravel on the seabed for food, with a Cloak anemone (Adamsia palliata) covering its shell, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, October.
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Sue Daly / Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus), Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, June.
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Sue Daly / Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, June.
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Sue Daly / Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus), Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, June.
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Sue Daly / Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) with a Parasitic anemone (Calliactis parasitica) in its shell, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, June.
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Alex Mustard / Morgan's coral hermit crab (Paguritta morgani) looks out from its hole, surrounded by an orange sponge with zooanthids. Arborek jetty, Arborek Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Dampier Strait...
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Hermit crab (Pagurus prideauxi) with Cloak anemone (Adamsia palliata) on shell, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, August.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) on maerl bed in no take zone, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, August.
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Georgette Douwma / Jeweled anemone hermit crab (Dardanus gemmatus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Aflo / Krausii / coral hermit crab (Paguritta vittata) in hole, Kume Island, Okinawa, Japan. December.
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Christophe Courteau / Common Hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) Brittany, France, January.
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Alex Hyde / Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) in Flat Periwincle shell (Littorina obtusata). Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK. June.
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Pascal Kobeh / Orange / Pacific red hermit crab (Elassochirus gilli), Alaska, USA, Gulf of Alaska. Pacific ocean.
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Pascal Kobeh / White spot hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) at night, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Sue Daly / Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) Bouley Bay, Jersey, British Channel Islands.
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Sue Daly / Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) Bouley Bay, Jersey, British Channel Islands.
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Sue Daly / Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) Bouley Bay, Jersey, British Channel Islands.
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Sue Daly / Anemone Hermit Crab (Pagurus prideaux) with Cloak Anemone (Adamsia palliata) and Parasitic Anemone (Calliactis parasitica) Bouley Bay, Jersey, British Channel Islands.
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Sue Daly / Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) Bouley Bay, Jersey, British Channel Islands.
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Sue Daly / Anemone Hermit Crab (Pagurus prideaux) with Cloak Anemone (Adamsia palliata) Bouley Bay, Jersey, British Channel Islands.
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Alex Hyde / Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) in shell of Edible Periwinkle (Littorina littorea). This close up shows the compound eyes. Northumberland, UK. May.
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Alex Hyde / Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) in shell of Edible Periwinkle (Littorina littorea). Photographed on a white background in mobile field studio. Northumberland, UK. May.
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Alex Hyde / Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) in shell of Edible Periwinkle (Littorina littorea). Photographed on a white background in mobile field studio. Northumberland, UK. May.
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Alex Mustard / Hermit crab (Dardanus calidus) with hermit crab anemone's (Calliactis parasitica) attached to its shell. This anemone lives exclusively on the shells of hermit crabs. Tavolara Marine Protected Area, O...
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Alex Mustard / Maroon hermit crab / gold ring hermit crab (Pagurus hemphilli) climbs on a kelp leaf, covered in colonial seamatts. Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. North East Pa...
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MYN / Les Meade / Hairy Hermit Crab (Pagurus hirsutiusculus) Meadowdale Beach, Puget Sound, Snomish County, Washington, June, meetyourneighbours.net project
D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes), Indonesia
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Franco Banfi / Hermit crab (Paguridae) Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia
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Sue Daly / Anemone Hermit Crab (Pagurus prideauxi). Maseline harbour, Sark, British Channel Islands, October.
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Sue Daly / Anemone Hermit Crab (Pagurus prideauxi). Maseline harbour, Sark, British Channel Islands, October.
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Sue Daly / Anemone Hermit Crab (Pagurus prideaux) courtship behaviour. Maseline Harbour, Sark, British Channel Islands, September.
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Sue Daly / Anemone Hermit Crab (Pagurus prideauxi) mating behaviour. Maseline Harbour, Sark, British Channel Islands, September.
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Sue Daly / Anemone Hermit Crabs (Pagurus prideaux) engaging in courtship behaviour. Maseline Harbour, Sark, British Channel Islands, September.
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Norbert Wu / Hermit Crab (Diogenidae), South Australia, Australia
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Sue Daly / Hermit crab (Pagurus prideaux) with cloak Anemone (Adamsia carcinopados) Channel Islands, UK October
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David Shale / Hermit crab with anemone. Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.
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David Shale / Hermit crab with anemone. Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.
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David Shale / Deepsea Hermit crab (Paguroidea) from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011
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Alex Mustard / Bareye hermit crab (Dardanus fucosus) makes its home in a conch shell as it crawls over the sand, West Palm Beach, Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean, Florida, USA.
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Alex Mustard / Stareye hermit crab (Dardanus venosus) in a canyon on a coral reef, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.
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Solvin Zankl / Hermit crab (Paguroidea) emerging from shell, San Pietro Island, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean, July
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Birgitte Wilms / Hermit Crab (Paguritta gracilipes) in hard coral, Solomon Islands
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Juergen Freund / Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) with anemone on its shell, walking on the sandy sea bed. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Juergen Freund / Hermit crab walking over seabed leaving tracks in the sand, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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Juergen Freund / Anemone hermit cab (Dardanus pedunculatus) with several anemones on its shell. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.