The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a terrestrial species of giant hermit crab, and is also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest terrestrial arthropod known, with a weight of up to 4.1 kg (9 lb).

2021年11月21日 · Also known as the robber crab, the coconut crab reigns supreme as the largest arthropod on Earth — and may have consumed Amelia Earhart's body. It's the largest land crab on Earth — and one of the scariest.

coconut crab, (Birgus latro), large nocturnal land crab of the southwest Pacific and Indian oceans. It is closely related to the hermit crab and king crab. All are decapod crustaceans (order Decapoda, class Crustacea). Adult coconut crabs are about 1 metre (40 inches) from leg tip to leg tip and weigh about 4.5 kg (10 pounds).

2024年8月12日 · Coconut crabs are quite unique creatures. Find out just how big they are, why their claws are so strong, and other interesting coconut crab facts.

Sometimes called the robber crab or palm thief, coconut crabs are enormous, terrestrial hermit crabs that can grow up to 1m (3 feet) in width. Only humans by adulthood or other coconut crabs. Juveniles possibly predated upon by rats, birds, pigs.

2024年5月27日 · View all of the Coconut Crab images! Find your favorite Animals! The coconut crab is a species of hermit crab belonging to the genus Birgus. It occurs on islands throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans, making its home in burrows in the soil.

The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a terrestrial species of giant hermit crab, and is also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest terrestrial arthropod known, with a weight of up to 4.1 kg (9 lb).

The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a large edible land crab related to the hermit crab. Coconut crabs are found in the tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Although they are named the Coconut crab, they don't eat coconuts that often. They mainly eat fruits and nuts. Coconut crabs can climb trees. Coconut crab meat has been ...

2017年12月11日 · The coconut crab, also known as the robber crab or palm thief, is a type of hermit crab. Although the coconut crab had a wider range, it has become locally extinct in Australia, Mauritius, and Madagascar, and are now found on select islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

2025年3月10日 · The coconut crab holds the title of the largest land-living arthropod, growing up to three feet in length and weighing over nine pounds. Unlike most crabs, it spends nearly its entire life on land, only returning to the sea as a larva. One of its most remarkable abilities is tree climbing—coconut crabs scale palm trees to reach coconuts ...