Land Hermit Crab
Coenobita cavipes
- Group: Crab
- For divers: safe
A land hermit crab that lives above the tide line on beaches, it carries a borrowed snail shell to keep its soft body damp. It scours the strandline for both plant and animal scraps and is harmless to people.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Coenobitidae › Coenobita
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 208661.
FAQ
- Is the Land Hermit Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Land Hermit Crab is harmless to divers.