Giant coconut crab under a table glass display case
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This giant crab is not a crab, but it is downright giant! This terrestrial arthropod can be seen climbing a coconut tree trunk to pierce the shell of its powerful claws and finally eat the pulp... It is the largest in the world of the Bernard L'Hermite family: the Birgus latro.
His sharp sense of smell can lead him close to homes, in search of food or even meat. Such a large specimen is rarely seen.
His sharp sense of smell can lead him close to homes, in search of food or even meat. Such a large specimen is rarely seen.
