It may not be wise to get into a scrap with a coconut crab. Its claw is a mighty weapon. Scientists on Wednesday said they measured the pinch strength of this large land crab that inhabits islands in ...

A close-up of a coconut crab on Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Laura Beauregard U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The largest hermit crabs on the planet cannot help but attract speculation and ...

Behold the coconut crab and its magnificent clampers. Scientists in Japan say the strength of the crab’s “mighty claw” is greater than most predators’ jaws. They published a report of their crab tests ...

The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a species of terrestrial hermit crab. The crab is big, the largest land-living arthropod in the world, with a body length of up to 40 centimeters (16 inches). The ...

We found something incredible—a rare giant crab deep in the jungle near the shoreline. In this video, we show how we caught it and cooked it island-style using nothing but a coconut and an open fire.