The coconut crab grows up to 1 metre wide and can climb trees! It's amazing what can happen if nature is left untouched for thousands of years. | Discovery Channel UK

#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

🌴🦀 Coconut Crab: The Giant Climber of the Islands✨🌊 The coconut crab—also called the robber crab—is the world’s largest land-dwelling arthropod, reaching up to 4.5 kg and nearly 1 meter in length. Famous for its tree-climbing skills and powerful pincers, it can crack open coconuts and scavenges fruits, nuts, and carrion. Though solitary and sometimes aggressive, it’s considered a delicacy in many island nations. Unfortunately, heavy hunting has pushed this remarkable species toward endangerme