Caribbean Land Hermit Crab

Illustrated: Adult Caribbean land hermit crab emerging from a natural brown spiral snail shell, reddish-brown granular limbs and distinctive large PURPLE LEFT claw, smaller right claw, four exposed walking legs, dark eyes on stalks and two pairs of antennae. Rear reduced legs and soft abdomen concealed in shell.

Coenobita clypeatus

All languages

English

Caribbean Land Hermit Crab

Japanese

Coenobita clypeatus — Scientific name; Japanese name under review

Korean

캐리비안뭍집게 — kaeribianmutjipge

Spanish

Cangrejo ermitaño caribeño

French

Cénobite des Caraïbes

German

Karibik-Landeinsiedlerkrebs

Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.