![]() Those that emerge from their burrows into the intense tropical heat spend their time in the shade of the coconut palms, say, or among the branches of the ren trees. ![]() Members of the National Geographic-sponsored expedition currently searching the island for traces of Amelia Earhart know to keep a wary eye out for the enormous crustaceans-their claws exert more force than most animals' bite.ĭuring the day, when the scientists do most of their work on the Pacific atoll, the crabs are easily avoided. ![]() ![]() As the largest land invertebrate on the planet, coconut crabs can measure up to three feet across and clock in at over nine pounds. Nikumaroro Island, KiribatiThe coconut crabs on the island of Nikumaroro are longer than a reporter’s notebook, wider than an archaeologist’s trowel, and roughly the same size as an explorer’s hiking boot.
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