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Strawberry Orange Hermit Crab - Coenobita perlatus Land Hermit Crab, orange in colour.<br /> <br /> Seen on the beach of a privately owned island, Kureli.<br /> <br /> Update : ID as Strawberry Land Hermit Crab - Coenobita perlatus Coenobita perlatus,Crab,Hermit Crab,Land Hermit Crab,Maldives,Strawberry Land Hermit Crab Click/tap to enlarge

Strawberry Orange Hermit Crab - Coenobita perlatus

Land Hermit Crab, orange in colour.

Seen on the beach of a privately owned island, Kureli.

Update : ID as Strawberry Land Hermit Crab - Coenobita perlatus

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    Love it! How big was it? Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Small sized, the shell it used as home is only around 5 cm in size.
      Usually, they will change the shell/home as it grows bigger, looking for bigger shell to house its bigger body.       Posted 7 years ago

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The Coenobita perlatus

''Coenobita perlatus'', is a species of terrestrial hermit crab. It is known as the strawberry hermit crab because of its reddish orange colours. It is a widespread scavenger across the Indo-Pacific, and is also traded to hobby aquarists.

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Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Apr 23, 2018. Captured Mar 13, 2018 20:15.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
  • f/8.0
  • 1/251s
  • ISO200
  • 33.492mm