Clibanarius erythropus

Stuart Pearce Tiny hermit (Clibanarius erythropus) playing in the bubbles.... Gemiler, Turkey 2013.

Reed Grossnicklaus The eye plays with the texture quality of rock and shell. The crab is great contrast.

Stuart Pearce Thanks Reed, this was the macro limit of my compact camera, very narrow depth of field, upgrading for next year :)

Reed Grossnicklaus Its good to know what the limits are and push it to the edge. That's what makes great pictures.

Odie Paras Wonderful

Stuart Pearce Thanks Odie :)

Annie Bodar superbe merci

Stuart Pearce Thanks Annie :)

Gina Bittencourt Maravilhosa !!!

Stuart Pearce Thanks Gina :)

Ernst Andres (Y)

Stuart Pearce Got my beady eye on you.... Tiny hermit (Clibanarius erythropus) Gemiler, Turkey 2013.

Galina Maslova Nice pic

Stuart Pearce Thanks Galina :)

Stuart Pearce Tiny hermit (Clibanarius erythropus) roams the reef... Olu Deniz Lagoon, Turkey 2013.

Tom Hobock Nice Stuart

Stuart Pearce Thanks Tom :)

Marie-therese Bertin très beau!!

Stuart Pearce Thanks Marie-therese :)

Stuart Pearce Tiny hermit crab (Clibanarius erythropus) basking in the sunbeams.... Gemiler, Turkey 2013.

Antonio Colacino Great shot :)

Stuart Pearce Thanks Antonio :)

Ernst Andres Well done buddy (Y)

Stuart Pearce Thanks Ernst :)

John Paul Connor Bernard l'hermite Cap Roux 11/09/2013 Sony DSC-TX30

Stuart Pearce How big was this hermit? looks the same species as the ones I saw this year, the ones I saw were tiny :)

John Paul Connor yes relatively small my friend three fingers

Stuart Pearce I must have seen juveniles, the holes in the shell were less than 1cm, great shot :)

Stuart Pearce I was told the species is Clibanarius erythropus if you need the name my friend :)

John Paul Connor yes thank you my friend always interesting

Ernst Andres Beautiful John :-)

John Paul Connor Thanks my friend Ernst

Ernst Andres You´re welcome buddy :-)

Stuart Pearce Photo is a repost with the ID added, but here is some info on the species.... Clibanarius erythropus is a species of hermit crab that lives in rockpools and sublittoral waters. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Azores to Brittany, and as far north as the Channel Islands. Individuals may grow up to a carapace length of 15 millimetres (0.6 in). A variety of different gastropod shells are used by C. erythropus, the most frequent being Littorina striata, Mitra, Nassarius incrassatus and Stramonita haemastoma, which collectively account for 85% of all individuals studies in the Azores; in the Mediterranean, shells of Cerithium, Alvania montagui and Pisania maculosa are most used by C. erythropus. (Wikipedia)

Ernst Andres Great Stuart...thank you ! :-)