A nocturnal left handed hermit crab (Dardanus gemmatus), Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Red Hermit Crab, Dardanus megistos, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Hermit crab (Dardanus lagopodes), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Red Hermit Crab, Dardanus megistos, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Anemone Hermit Crab, Dardanus pedunculatus, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Decorator crab (Dardanus pedunculatus), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Blue-knee Hermit Crab, Dardanus guttatus, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Decorator crab (Dardanus pedunculatus), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hermit crab (Dardanus lagopodes), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Symbiotic anemones cover the shell of a hermit crab, Dardanus pedunculatus, in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

An adult white-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos), encountered on a night dive on Arborek Reef, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

An adult white-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos), encountered on a night dive on Arborek Reef, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hermit crab (Dardanus megistos), Mili, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus), Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hermit Crab Dardanus megistos. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia

Hermit Crab (Dardanus calidus). Sardinia, Italy (RR)

Eye detail, anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus), Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hermit crab (Dardanus lagopodes). Borneo, Malaysia (A4 only).

Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus), Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hermit crab (Dardanus megistos). Indo Pacific

Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus), Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Knobbly Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos), crab appearing out of shell showing all legs and claws, orange/red in colour, Tahiti, French Polynesia

White Stalked Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes). Red Sea.

Hermit Crab (Dardanus calidus). Sardinia, Italy. (A4 only).

Anemone hermit crab, Dardanus pedunculatus, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Great hermit crab (Dardanus arrosor). Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Hermit crab, Dardanus calidus, Mitigliano cave, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean