It has been extirpated from most areas with a significant huma. As the crab grows its shell becomes thicker and hardera super suit of armor.
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Coconut crabs are related to hermit crabs and they act like it when theyre young.
Coconut crab size comparison. The coconut crab birgus latro is the largest land dwelling crustacean earth. Given that the largest coconut crabs weigh around 9 lbs the researchers calculated that the biggest of the species could generate a pinch with a force of 3300 newtons greater than that of any. Young adults are brown with black stripes on their legs.
It is found on islands across the indian ocean and parts of the pacific ocean as far east as the gambier islands and pitcairn islands similar to the distribution of the coconut palm. The fishermen of the is. They are the largest arthropods the group that includes insects spiders and crustaceans that live.
The coconut crab also known as the robber crab or palm thief is a type of hermit crab. The full grown adult ranges in colouring from light violet to brown and deep purple. 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.
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 45 kg 10 pounds. Coconut crabs are found on tropical islands of the indian and pacific oceans typically achieve a body length of 16 inches with a leg span of more than 3 feet and may live to be anywhere from 30.
It can grow to up to 1 m in length from each tip to tip of the leg. We saw them on a small island of zanzibar tanzania. It is the largest land living arthropod in the world with a weight up to 41 kg.
Occasionally a viral photo circulates that exaggerates the coconut crabs size. The coconut crab is a species of terrestrial hermit crab also known as the robber crab or palm thief. Because its shell is thin and soft when it is small a juvenile coconut crab wears an empty seashell or coconut husk on its back.
8 december 2014 at up to 1 m 3 ft long coconut crabs are not simply the largest land crabs. As biologist michael bok explains the coconut crab in that infamous photo is normal sized but the. Unlike other species of crabs adult coconut crabs cannot swim and.
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