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I am unsure about the set of spots on the legs after the gonopores. Hermit crabs can change gender during a molt so perhaps that is the location of where the male sex tubes would develop after a gender change? Just a theory…. Coenobita rugosus has been found to be intersexual  We are building image galleries of specific body parts. If you have high resolution, clear photos that you would like to donate to this project please upload your photos to Dropbox here: https://www.dropbox.com/request/ajUgzmoG7co86iH2X0fh Overview of the anatomy of a land hermit crab (Coenobita) References:Read More →