Hermit crab - Dardanus megistos

This large hermit crab, Dardanus megistos, was lucky in finding what may have been an empty pink mouth murex shell, 20cm. This murex shell is only occasionally seen along the Bigej Meck reef. Large hermit crabs have been known to fatally attack mollusks for their shells.

18 March 2013

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