hermit crabs have 10 legs...you only see 6 because the other 4 are inside the shell holding it on. They are much smaller and look quite different from the visible legs.
Two of their legs have pincers, while 4 are walking legs.
there are many species of hermit crab which one do you mean?the common hermit crabs species is bernhardus
It depend's upon the species of hermit crab. There are many different species for example The common hermit crab is called Eupagurus bernhardus.
It depend's upon the species of hermit crab. There are many different species for example The common hermit crab is called Eupagurus bernhardus.
The scientific name for a crab is Pediculus pubis.
Hermit crab species can be found in shallow waters and tidal swamps around much of the world.
Hermit crab species range in size and shape, from species with a carapace only a few millimetres long to Coenobita brevimanus, which can approach the size of a coconut. The shell-less hermit crab Birgus latro (coconut crab) is the world's largest terrestrial invertebrate
Do you mean the scientific name? Land hermit crabs fall under the genus Coenobita and the most common crab is the species Clypeatus.
There are only a few species of crab that live on Sanibel Island. They are they blue crab and the hermit crab. Both of those are very common species found on beaches.
See below to identify what species you have-
Normally the hermit crab is the only one kept as a pet.
A palm thief is another term for the coconut crab - a species of terrestrial hermit crab.
Ciliopagurus vakovako is a species of hermit crab native to the Marquesas Islands.