2.7K views · 284 reactions | The largest species of hermit crab in the Western Atlantic is the giant red hermit crab seen here! While males have larger claws than females, both sexes have a right claw that is larger than the left. See this amazing creature in person by heading to our Nature Center. Open Tuesday-Saturday! | Conservancy of Southwest Florida | Facebook

#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