Hermit crab

Hermit crab (Anapagurus hyndmanni).

A hermit crab from a Scottish loch.

The growth of white colonial hydroids on this hermit crab contrast with its silty habitat.

- voted 'runner up' in a BSoUP print competition and 3rd place in the 2008 BUIF festival.

Location: Loch Fyne, Scotland

Camera Canon A95, Canon housing

Hermit crab

Hermit crab (Anapagurus hyndmanni).

A hermit crab from a Scottish loch.

The growth of white colonial hydroids on this hermit crab contrast with its silty habitat.

- voted 'runner up' in a BSoUP print competition and 3rd place in the 2008 BUIF festival.

Location: Loch Fyne, Scotland

Camera Canon A95, Canon housing