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The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a terrestrial species of giant hermit crab, and is also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest terrestrial arthropod known, with a weight of up to 4.1 kg (9 lb). The distance from the tip of one leg to the tip of another can be as wide as 1 m (3 ft 3 in).
It is a large sentinel crab, carapace width recorded as up to 60 mm across. [2] It lives in the intertidal zone of the Indo-West Pacific Ocean, including South Africa, Japan, the Philippines, New Caledonia and Northern Australia, south to Moreton Bay on the east coast, to Fremantle on the west, in burrows in the intertidal zone in very soft mud.
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Trip limits (how many crabs someone can take in one day) and pot limits (how many pots someone can have in the water at once) are set for both commercial and recreational crabbing in all areas. [5] In Washington state, bi-weekly crab condition testing occurs and if the crabs are found to be too soft shelled, the limits will be reduced. [4]
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Ocean Shores is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,715 at the 2020 census , [ 4 ] and according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 7,549.
The claws are smooth, purplish gray, with a single row of nodules along the outer edge, and blunt claw tips. The legs are covered with numerous short spines and nodules. It is the largest native crab species of the Atlantic. It can reach up to 3 kg of weight and a carapace length of 18 cm. [3] Dorsal and ventral views of two different sized males