Common name : White-spotted hermit crab, Spotted hermit crab
Scientific name : Dardanus megistos
Family : Diogenidae
Native to : Oceans worldwide
Interesting fact : As the crab grows in size, it looks for a larger shell and abandons the old one.
Conservation status : Not Evaluated
The red face hermit crab is not a true crab and is found living in estuaries, intertidal areas and reefs. It has 5 pairs of legs and a long, soft, spirally curved abdomen protected by salvaged empty shells of molluscs. They feed on mussels, small plankton, worms, dead plants and animals. Eggs are carried and hatched in a mass.
