Birgus latro (species)

here are some coconut crab facts to enjoy:

• coconut crabs are the largest land arthropod
• coconut crabs are a type of hermit crab
• coconut crabs live in shells when young
• coconut crabs go naked when they're adults because there's no shell big enough for them
• coconut crabs don't need shells when they're adults because their exoskeleton hardens
• coconut crabs do actually sometimes eat coconuts, but not often: it takes them a long time to break them open
• coconut crabs can and will climb the fence into your garden to eat your vegetables
• ow, my breasts hurt. that's not a coconut crab fact, it's just a fact, sorry
• coconut crabs have no natural predators, except other coconut crabs
• coconut crabs are badass, they can snap steel rebar in half like a twig
• coconut crabs have a very good sense of smell, used to sniff out the vegetables in your garden
• coconut crabs can climb trees
• coconut crabs may live more than 60 years, so if you met a young one now it might outlive you
• coconut crabs have ten legs (including their claws), and their left claw is larger than their right
• coconut crabs molt their exoskeleton every year; they stay in a cosy burrow for up to 16 weeks while molting
• coconut crabs can be blue or red depending on their environment
• coconut crabs cannot swim as adults, but they can a little bit as babies
• coconut crabs have their largest population on Christmas Island; very festive
• coconut crabs are extinct on many islands because humans are horrible
• coconut crabs are omnivores, but mostly eat things like fruits, nuts, and the vegetables in your garden
• coconut crabs fall off trees all the time, but they can fall more than 4.5 meters without injury
• coconut crabs can be poisonous to eat depending on their diet, which serves you right for hurting them
• coconut crabs can grab you and not let go for a long time
• coconut crabs will let you go if you pet their soft undersides; maybe they like it, i don't know
• coconut crabs are very good at opening coconuts, even if they don't do it very often

if you have enjoyed these coconut crab facts, i am glad.

if you want more coconut crab facts, sorry, i don't have any more.

if the coconut crab facts have made you sad that you have no coconut crab friends, it is ok, i feel the same way.

i can't give you coconut crab friends, but i can invite you to the inner sanctum, where you can enjoy the quiet, like the coconut crabs do.