A rare crab known for its bright blue color and giant size hasn’t been spotted on an Indian Ocean island following a deadly tsunami in 2004 – until now when scientists stumbled upon the massive ...

Invasive scale insects have destroyed the coconut crab's habitat in some places, and invasive rats sometimes feed on juvenile crabs.

Don’t let the name fool you – coconut crabs are massive, powerful, and not something you want sneaking around your campsite.

And now, finally, we have video evidence that the crabs – thousands strong on one island – can scale trees and hunt ... as “eternal hell” after a coconut crab caught his hand.

And now, finally, we have video evidence that the crabs — thousands strong on one island — can scale trees and hunt ... as “eternal hell” after a coconut crab caught his hand.

And now, finally, we have video evidence that the crabs - thousands strong on one island - can scale trees and hunt ... as “eternal hell” after a coconut crab caught his hand.

But the coconut crab is the largest crustacean that spends all its adult ... There haven’t been many large-scale studies on the populations of coconut crabs. We don’t accurately know how many there ...

To the researcher’s surprise, they found a large crab tucked in one of the rocky crevices. Photos show the blue-gray crustacean, identified as a coconut crab or Birgus latro. Coconut crabs are ...