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Classification
Crustacean
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Diet
Omnivore
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Lifespan
40–60 years
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Weight
1–4 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The largest terrestrial arthropod in the world, capable of cracking open coconuts with its powerful claws.
Habitat
🌿 tropical island🌿 forest floor🌿 coastal area
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Coenobitidae
Genus
Birgus
Fun Facts
1
Coconut crabs can lift objects weighing up to 28 kg with their claws.
2
Their leg span can reach 1 meter — making them look genuinely terrifying.
3
They are excellent climbers and can scale trees up to 20 meters tall.
4
Coconut crabs have an incredible sense of smell, able to detect food from several kilometers away.
5
Young coconut crabs carry shells like hermit crabs until their abdomen hardens.