[Originally posted to the Moorea Coral Reef LTER (MCR LTER) Marine Life Encyclopedia]
Red Hermit Crab
(Dardanus
megistos)
Photo by Gerick Bergsma
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Indian and Western Pacific Oceans |
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Reef flats and lagoons |
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Red Hermit Crabs are omnivorous scavengers, meaning they feed on plant and animal scraps. |
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Red hermit crabs live in empty snail shells (the one pictured is in a Trochus shell). As the crab grows, it will outgrow its shell, and must find a larger one to live in. |
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- Wikipedia - Moorea Biocode Database |
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