# Cangrejo ermitaño (Dardanus calidus), franja marina Teno-Rasca, Tenerife, España, 2022-01-09, DD 47

- By: Diego Delso
- Date: 2022-01-09
- Classification: Photograph
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Hermit crab (Dardanus calidus), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain. This species can grow to a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) and it uses large gastropod shells, such as those of Tonna galea and Charonia species for protection. This exemplar in particular used a Triton's trumpet (Charonia tritonis). Dardanus calidus is a scavenger, feeding on decaying matter from the sea bed. It has been collected from depths greater than 100 metres (330 ft), but is more typically found in shallower water, and it's spread from the East Atlantic (Portugal to Senegal) and Mediterranean Sea.