This is one of the Cayman Island's hermit crabs, a close up view! These guys can get up to the size of a clementine orange, although the larger ones are quite rare to spot these days as they tend to live in the uninhabited bush and forest areas, away from the development of 7-Mile. The younger and smaller hermit crabs can be found more commonly on the beach, in rocky shorelines and other quieter areas around the island and close to the shore. These land based crabs are great recyclers as they depend on finding shells scattered along the shore line to use as shelter, protection and as their home.
If you want a little island adventure away from Silver Sands, there are lots of hermit crabs to be found on South Sound Beach, about a 15 minute drive from Silver Sands, south of Georgetown. But remember they do have pinchers and they also like to stay with their families so leave them where you found them!
For more info on a few other of Cayman's crab species check out these posts:
Land Crabs
Sand Crabs
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