The Largest Crab Ever Caught The largest crab to have ever ... to keeping Tasmania’s underwater ecosystem in balance. The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is the largest terrestrial arthropod in ...

Although marked as the largest land crab, the lead author of the study, Wolfe explained that coconut crabs are not ... “Could humans ever become crabs?” is one question Wolfe has faced in ...

Coconut crabs are the largest land crabs ... It is hoped that the currents of the Indian Ocean may distribute crab larvae and repopulate islands where numbers are declining.