David Fleetham / White spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) amongst coral. Kauai, Hawaii.

Constantinos Petrinos / Spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) running at night and stirring up sand. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / White-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) Mabul, Malaysia.

Georgette Douwma / White spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Pascal Kobeh / White spot hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) at night, Maldives. Indian Ocean.

Piotr Naskrecki / Land Snail (Caracolus sp) shell carried by Whitespotted Hermit (Dardanus megistos), Caribbean

Piotr Naskrecki / Hermit Crab (Dardanus sp) emerging from its shell, Hispaniola

Fred Bavendam / Whitespotted Hermit (Dardanus megistos) living in a shell, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Piotr Naskrecki / Hermit Crab (Dardanus sp) emerging from its shell, Hispaniola

David Fleetham / White-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) portrait, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.