Alaskan Hermit Crab

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Pagurus ochotensis

Alaskan Hermit Crab, a reference photo
Photo: Laura Holloway · CC0 1.0 (licence)

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Alaskan 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Paguridae
Genus
Pagurus
Species
Pagurus ochotensis

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