Anemone Carrier
Dardanus tinctor
- Group: Crab
- For divers: safe
The anemone carrier is a hermit crab that plants stinging anemones on its borrowed shell, carrying living armour wherever it goes. It spends its time in the subtidal and climbs into the intertidal to feed.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae › Dardanus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 208694.
FAQ
- Is the Anemone Carrier dangerous to divers?
- The Anemone Carrier is harmless to divers.