Largest of the land-living Hermit Crab family, the Coconut Crab is so large it not longer requires to protect itself in mollusc shells.

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Largest of the land-living Hermit Crab family, the Coconut Crab is so large it not longer requires to protect itself in mollusc shells. They only return to the sea to spawn.

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Size: 4079px × 6000px
Location: Mbudya Island, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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