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Coconut crab

Photo by Ydre
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Field Notes

Description:

A very large terrestrial hermit crab

Habitat:

Known to be cited on coconut forests but my dog found it in our backyard using the sardine can as their home instead of coconut husks

Notes:

From what i read, their numbers are dwindling.

Reference Links:

Coconut crab - Wikipedia

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Comments (5)
Neil Ross
What a beauty! Excellent spotting :)
AntónioGinjaGinja
@Ydre i understand you perfectly,i have the same feelings when i began on Project Noah,my first goal was to know and understand the behavior of all the creatures that lived in our backyard :-) and it was a huge surprise,we have been able to spot much more life than we would imagine.
Ydre
@AntónioGinjaGinja thank you for welcoming me! I am thrilled to have found this site. Ever since the quarantine, my mom started to assemble a garden and after that, we have found numerous creatures that are entirely new to us in our backyard, sometimes just passing by, sometimes taking advantage of the plants. It seems so much a waste to ignore those but I'm really glad to be able to share them now!
AntónioGinjaGinja
Hello Ydre and welcome to the Project Noah community! Nice first spotting! Project Noah is a tool for people to learn about wildlife, share wildlife spotting's, build nature journals and engage in citizen science. Here you will find a friendly community of people passionate about wildlife and conservation. We are thrilled for you to join Project Noah. We hope you enjoy our website and community as much as us! Enjoy yourself, learn, share and I will see you around :)

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PublishedFebruary 15, 2021

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