| Aspect: | Fat white-studded green main legs with large claws, smaller legs are brownish, but covered in smaller studs. |
| Population: | Occasional. |
| Notable feature: | Bright green eyes topped with eyelash-looking cirri. Long brown banded antennae. Considered the largest Caribbean hermit crab, hence squats Queen Conch shells. |
| Environment: | Sandy bottoms. |
| Behaviour: | Retracts when approached too closely, but will then slowly pull out again. |
Last update: 22/10/15
Giant Hermit
- French designation: Bernard l'Hermite Géant
- Latin designation: Petrochirus diogenes
- Creole designation: -
- Latin family: Diogenidae
- Size (cm): 18+
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