Calcinus seurati

Seurat's Hermit Crab
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Calcinus seurati
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Description: The hermit crabs claws are gray.  The left claw is much bigger than the right claw.  The legs are black and white.  The hermit crab lives in a shell.  The crab has blue eyes and the eye stalks are orange.
Habitat: The Calcinus seurati lives mostly on the windward side of the island. It lives on the rocks that are above sea level where the sea is rough and the waves splash high.
Range (include invasive, native, endemic): Calcinus seurati is native to Hawaii and the Indo-pacific area.
Trophic information: Calcinus seurati eats left over food from other organisms. The hermit crabs gets eaten by other hermit crabs.
Safety: You should grab them from the back of the shell so that they can't pinch you.
Comments: The hermit crabs move quick for their size. They are most active at night.
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