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Hawaii has some amazing hermit crabs. On the reef hermit crabs are often seen in holes in the coral or found amongst the coral rubble. The largest, fastest and by far the coolest is the anemone hermit crab, with stinging anemones on its back this hermit crab is fairly bold, often wandering all around the reef in search of food at night.
Anemone hermit crab eating a partridge tun snail. This hermit crab is going to slowly eat the animal and then move into its shell. To make the shell feel like home it will take anemones from the old shell and paste them onto the new one. These anemones will protect the hermit crab from predators using orange threadlike stinging tentacles that protrude when touched.
Cone snail hermit crab
Bloody hermit crab
Haig's hermit crab
Painted hermit crab. One of the most common hermit crabs found on the reef.
Orange-spotted hermit crab
Green hermit crab
Painted hermit crab pair.
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