Red Sea Land Hermit Crab

Coenobita scaevola is a species of terrestrial hermit crab from the western Indian Ocean and Red Sea.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Red Sea Land 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

• Coenobita variabilis
• Coenobita rugosus
• Diogenes custos
• Coenobita compressus
• Coenobita lila
• Coenobita carnescens

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Coenobitidae

Genus

Coenobita

Species

Coenobita scaevola

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