Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) #5 - a photo on Flickriver

Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) #5

            Coconut crab is the largest land-living arthropod in the world, with a weight up to 4 kilos. It is strong enough to crack open a coconut shell but as an omnivore creature it also feed on fruits, nuts, turtle hatchlings, carrion and other organic matter. 
Coconut crab shows a number of adaptations to life on land, in fact it is considered one of the most terrestrial of all decapods. It lives in a burrow and mates on dry land but females still need to release their fertilized eggs to the edge of the sea (then the larvae will remain at sea for 3 to 4 weeks). 

Unfortunately this fascinating species is at risk : because of its large size (the result of an average lifespan of 60 years) and the quality of its meat it has been extensively hunted and became very rare - or locally extinct - on populated islands of Indian and Pacific Ocean. 

NB : Coconut Crabs are strictly nocturnal animals. This picture was captured during a 'catch & release' done by the mighty Tetepare rangers as part of their conservation program.
 
Tetepare, Solomon Islands.

Taken on: October 27, 2019

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coconut

crab

birgus

latro

hermit crab

crabe des cocotiers

crustacé

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