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Crustaceans

Australian Land Hermit Crab

Coenobita variabilis

Also known as: Aussie Land Hermit Crab, Australian Crazy Crab, Australian Terrestrial Hermit Crab, Calico Crab, Crazy Crab, Hermit Crab, Krabooz Hermit Crab, Land Hermit Crab, Terrestrial Hermit Crab

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Adult
@fishx6 · Makunudu, Maldives · August 20071 / 2
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Overview

Found on land, close to the seashore, amongst foliage, debris, over grass, and sandy areas.

This crab prefers four types of shell, Babylonia, Tonna, Turbo, Nerita.

Hermit crabs change their shells regularly but only when they find a larger and newer shell to feel safe in!

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How to identify

COLOURS
Body shape
shells
Behaviour
nocturnal

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found on land, close to the seashore, amongst foliage, debris, over grass, and sandy areas.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumArthropoda
    3. classMalacostraca
    4. orderDecapoda
    5. familyCoenobitidae
    6. genusCoenobita
    7. speciesCoenobita variabilis McCulloch, 1909

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