128K views · 626 reactions | The Coconut crab is a species of terrestrial hermit crab, also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest land-living arthropod in the world, and is probably at the upper size limit for terrestrial animals with exoskeletons || @pohnpei_surf_club #videooftheday #crabs #oceanside #oceanlife #oceanview | Ocean Magazine | Facebook

#Coconut #crabs #Birgus #latro belong to the #hermit #crab family #Coenobitidae. When they are young they live in the #ocean and protect their abdomen with a #shell. As adult individuals they live on land and are the largerst terrestrial #Arthropoda with a weight of 4 kg / 8 lbs, 40 cm / 16" length and a leg span of 1 m / 40". As the name says, we thought it would feed mainly on coconuts and be a scavenger. Now there's a new footage showing a coconut crab hunting and catching a red-footed #booby