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Adapted to life on tropical islands, the coconut crab, Birgus latro, is the largest living land-dwelling arthropod. It occurs on islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and belongs to the family Coenobitidae. Its relatives include terrestrial hermit crabs, although adult coconut crabs develop a har...
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The Land Hermit Crab is a terrestrial decapod crustacean of the genus Coenobita. They are widely known for inhabiting empty, discarded gastropod shells to protect their soft, uncalcified abdomens from predators and environmental stress. While they live on land, these crustaceans must return to the o...
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