Assertion: caribbean hermit crab | /r/Synonym | a soldier crab
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text: So now we tell you that the Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus), which may also be called a soldier crab has a left claw that is larger than the right, as with the Caribbean hermit crab shown here climbing up the side of a tree and can be used to block predators at the entrance to the shell.
text: The Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus), also known as the soldier crab, West Atlantic crab, tree crab, or purple pincher (due to the distinctive purple claw), is a species of land hermit crab native to the west Atlantic, Bahamas, Belize, southern Florida, Venezuela, the Virgin Islands, and the West Indies.