This Coconut Crab found itself swept up in the famous red crab migration on Christmas Island, where millions of crabs are on the move in a spectacular natural event! Let’s protect these incredible creatures for generations to come. The next time you’re at the beach, waterway or wherever you are #take3forthesea and you have made a difference! 🎥@wexploretravel . . . #seeaustralia #travel #photography #take3forthesea | Take 3 for the Sea

#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