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Purple Hermit Land Hermit Crab, mostly purplish in colour.<br /> <br /> Seen among sandy beach on a privately owned island, Kureli.<br /> <br /> Update : Colours could be just a variation, likely to be Strawberry Hermit Crab - Coenobita perlatus, which is orangish to pinkish colour. Coenobita perlatus,Crab,Hermit Crab,Maldives,Strawberry Hermit Crab Click/tap to enlarge

Purple Hermit

Land Hermit Crab, mostly purplish in colour.

Seen among sandy beach on a privately owned island, Kureli.

Update : Colours could be just a variation, likely to be Strawberry Hermit Crab - Coenobita perlatus, which is orangish to pinkish colour.

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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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Uploaded Apr 23, 2018. Captured Mar 13, 2018 20:20.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
  • f/8.0
  • 1/251s
  • ISO200
  • 35.5110024mm