Colossal crustacean! Incredible encounter with a giant coconut crab in Vanuatu. These are the largest terrestrial invertebrates, reaching 10 pounds plus! They use their massive claws to crush up rock hard coconuts! Although once common amongst remote Pacific islands, today they are being eaten to the brink. #nature #giants #marinelife #australia #conservation #crabs | Jeff Corwin

#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