Coconut Crabs

Coconut Crabs — page 1 — Wildly Weird The world is full of weird wonderful animals Coconut crabs are the largest land crabs And they have an unusual habit They use their strong claws to steal things These features make coconut crabs wildly

Coconut Crabs — page 2 — An adult coconut crab can measure up to three feet m from leg tip to leg tip It can weigh up to about nine pounds 4

Coconut Crabs — page 3 — Bold Bodies Coconut crabs are invertebrates lihn VUHR tuh bruhts They don t have skeletons inside their bodies Instead adult coconut crabs have hard outer shells called exoskeletons Adult coconut crabs vary in color They may be white orange red purple blue or brown Some are speckled striped or a mix of colors Did You Know Coconut crabs are a type of hermit crab Most hermit crabs don't grow exoskeletons Instead they use empty shells to protect their soft

Coconut Crabs — page 4 — Coconut crabs grow their own hard outer shells That s why they can grow much larger than other

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