White-spotted Hermit Crab

Dardanus megistos, the white-spotted hermit crab or spotted hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab belonging to the family Diogenidae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of White-spotted Hermit Crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Strigopagurus strigimanus
• Dardanus crassimanus
• Dardanus sanguinolentus
• Dardanus venosus
• Aniculus elegans
• Dardanus guttatus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Diogenidae

Genus

Dardanus

Species

Dardanus megistos

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