WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may not be wise to get into a scrap with a coconut crab. Its claw is a mighty weapon. Scientists on Wednesday said they measured the pinch strength of this large land crab ...
The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a species of terrestrial hermit crab. The crab is big, the largest land-living arthropod in the world, with a body length of up to 40 centimeters (16 inches). The ...
A close-up of a coconut crab on Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Laura Beauregard U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The largest hermit crabs on the planet cannot help but attract speculation and ...
Coconut crabs are the largest land-dwelling arthropods, capable of exerting extraordinary force with their claws. This video ...