Stats

Lifespan: Up to 10 yrs
Size: Small
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Coral reef
Range: Indo-Pacific
Movement: Walking
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Armor
Status: Rare

About

This hermit crab dwells within discarded cone shells on tropical reef floors. It uses its flattened, orange-striped claws to pry open prey hidden deep inside narrow crevices.

Life cycle

1.
juvenile
A juvenile crustacean takes adult form after its larval phase, growing in stages between molts.
2.
adult
Fully grown at adult size and full hard shell.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Diogenidae
Genus: Ciliopagurus
Species: Ciliopagurus strigatus