View Coconut Crab Crab Spider Hawaii Gif. Its main asset, aside from its disturbing appearance, is its immense. Coconut crabs are native to many pacific and indian ocean islands (samoa, guam and christmas island to name a few) but not hawaii.

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They are the largest arthropods, the group that includes insects, spiders and crustaceans, that live on land. The coconut crab (birgus latro) is a species of terrestrial hermit crab, also known as the robber crab or palm thief. No wonder the scientific name of the japanese spider crab is macrocheira kampfaeri.

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Coconut crabs are the heaviest living arthropods on earth and the second largest, after the japanese spider crab. Coconut crabs are the heaviest living arthropods on earth and the second largest, after the japanese spider crab. The coconut crab is no ordinary crustacean. A land crab so big and powerful, it can break open coconuts with its pincers, and even hunt rats.