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Crab

Hermit Crab

Pagurus bernhardus

Not a true crab but a soft-bodied animal living inside a borrowed snail shell (a periwinkle when small, a whelk when bigger). You only see its legs and unequal claws (the right one larger) poking out; the shell itself is the give-away.

Usually seen at

0-45 m (median 16 m)

Size

Small (under 10 cm)

Habitat

Sandy bottom, Rocky crevice

Behaviour

On bottom

Where it's seen

Occurrence records around the UK & north-east Atlantic (OBIS). The ringed marker is the PEBL filming site.

55°N50°N10°W0°E
fewermore records PEBL site

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