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Here is a page with descriptions and pictures of a few different species of land hermit crabs.
http://www.hermit-crabs.com/species.html
The most common land hermit crabs:
Coenobita cavipes
Coenobita clypeatus, Caribbean hermit crab (this is the most common)
Coenobita compressus, Ecuadorian hermit crab
Coenobita Rugosus Rug land hermit crab
Coenobita perlatus, strawberry land hermit crab
Coenobita variabilis, Australian land hermit crab
Coenobita Brevimanus Indo land hermit crab
Here are some marine hermit crabs
http://www.public.coe.edu/departments/Biology/hermit.html
Other Crabs:
Birgus latro, coconut crab
Ciliopagurus strigatus, Halloween hermit crab
Clibanarius tricolor, Blue legged hermit crab
Pagurus bernhardus
Pagurus pollicaris, flat-clawed hermit crab
What else can I help you with?
Are hermit crabs sea animals?
Well it depends there are different types of crabs,I own 4 land hermit crabs.
What types of crabs eat Algae?
hermit crabs
What are some types of crabs?
Some types of crabs I know of are fiddler crabs, hermit crabs and horseshoe crabs.
Types of crabs?
There are aquatic and land hermit crabs. Some land hermies are the Purple Pincher (PP & the most common) and the strawberry hermit crab.
What is the hermit crabs nickname?
I'm not sure what you mean by this question. Hermit Crab is a term used to refer to many different species of crabs that live in shells that have been cast off by snails. They can be marine hermit crabs, or land hermit crabs. Within these categories there are many different species. The Genus Coenobita contains 16 different species of terrestrial (land) hermit crabs. The Genus Paguras refers to those species of marine hermit crabs.
What types of hermit crabs are there?
lots of them are out there find them on the internet
Can fiddler crabs live with hermit crabs?
No, Hermit Crabs and Fiddler Crabs are very different, and require two whole different living conditions. And Fiddler Crabs are very aggressive, and will probably attack the Hermit Crab anyway. So, in all, it just isn't a good idea.
Can Caribbean hermit crabs live in all types of sand?
no
How many types of hermit crabs are there?
There are over 5000 species of Crabs in the whole world but only 4500 species are true crabs the other 500 crabs are hermit crabs which are not 'true' crabs.According to The World of Animals. by Walters, Martin & Johnson, Jinny. (Published by Parragon, 2007) 6,793 different species of crabs are known.In addition there are about 850 species of freshwater or semi-terrestrial crabs.'True' crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, whereas hermit crabs [decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea] are classified quite differently due to physical characteristics. They are not even closely related to 'true' crabs. For more information, see Related Links below ads...
What do hermit crabs eat and why?
They eat fruits, like apple, grape, strawberry, pineapple, and coconut. (These are some examples). They can also eat some types of meat, and they eat these because Hermit Crabs live near the ocean, Unless you are talking about Marine Hermit Crabs (hermit crabs that are underwater). Hope this helps.
Can you keep hermit crabs with other animals in the same habitat?
Very few. Because hermit crabs need to remain stationary to molt they need to be kept with their own kind to avoid being cannibalized. Some owners do add rollie pollie bugs to their crab tanks as cleaners and that has proven to be quiet successful.
Do two hermit crabs of different sizes get along?
no
