Australian land hermit crab one to change into and unless they feel safe. Australian land hermit crab The Australian land hermit crab ("Coenobita variabilis") is a terrestrial hermit crab species, native to Australia. It is a nocturnal, omnivorous crustacean. They are gregarious and thrive in tropical areas near water. The Australian land hermit crab is endemic to northern parts of Australia including northern Western Australia, Northern Territory and northern Queensland. The Australian land hermit crab ("Coenobita variabilis") reaches a carapace length of . They closely resemble the Pacific hermit crab ("Coenobita compressus") in appearance and they both have a shortened aquatic development stage. Australian
Tapajós hermit little hermit, and the Tapajós hermit was believed to be most closely related to the black-throated hermit. In 1996 it was suggested that the Tapajós hermit was entirely invalid, and actually represented hybrids between the reddish and streak-throated hermits. In 2009 this hypothesis was shown to be incorrect, and the Tapajós hermit was instated as a valid species. Tapajós hermit The Tapajós hermit ("Phaethornis aethopygus") is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in the south-eastern Amazon in Brazil, and its common name refers to the Tapajós River, which forms the western border of its distribution.