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The Blue Leg Hermit Crab (Clibanarius tricolor) is a small marine invertebrate heavily exploited by the ornamental pet industry. Hermit crabs are unique among higher crustaceans (like shrimp, crabs or crayfish) because they generally utilize snail shells as portable shelters for protection because their body is soft and fragile.
Among hermit crabs, the Blue Legged Hermit Crab is highly valued both because of its aesthetic value and apparent ability to control the small sea anemone Aiptasia spp., considered a nuisance by aquarium hobbyists.
The Blue Leg Hermit Crab, scientifically known as “Clibanarius tricolor”, is certainly one of the most abundant and widespread small hermit crab species throughout the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic.
They are very common in shallow waters (in two meters or less), along open shores on both the north and south coast of Curasao. These hermit crabs form temporarily large aggregations during low tides in the intertidal zone where they find refuge in depressions beneath rocks on hard-bottoms.
The Blue Leg Hermit Crab (Clibanarius tricolor) is a small marine invertebrate heavily exploited by the ornamental pet industry. Hermit crabs are unique among higher crustaceans (like shrimp, crabs or crayfish) because they generally utilize snail shells as portable shelters for protection because their body is soft and fragile.
Among hermit crabs, the Blue Legged Hermit Crab is highly valued both because of its aesthetic value and apparent ability to control the small sea anemone Aiptasia spp., considered a nuisance by aquarium hobbyists.
The Blue Leg Hermit Crab, scientifically known as “Clibanarius tricolor”, is certainly one of the most abundant and widespread small hermit crab species throughout the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic.
They are very common in shallow waters (in two meters or less), along open shores on both the north and south coast of Curasao. These hermit crabs form temporarily large aggregations during low tides in the intertidal zone where they find refuge in depressions beneath rocks on hard-bottoms.