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Photo: G. Bradley
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Latin name: Pagurus bernhardus
Size: Hermit crabs can grow up to 100mms. As they grow, they discard their shell and find a larger one.
Distribution: Found throughout the UK.
Months seen: All year round.
Habitat: Most beaches.
Food: Being scavengers, they feed on almost anything from fish to vegetation.
Special features: The hermit crab does not have a hard outer shell covering its body, so to compensate for this lack of protection, it lives inside the shell of another marine creature, usually a whelk. The one above has made its home inside a tower shell.
To move around, they walk on their four front legs, dragging their shell behind them.
UK Safari Marine Wildlife Section
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