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NOAA Photo Library Image - mvey0035

Coconut crab climbing tree. Crab carapace is about 6" in diameter. With claws, crab is about a foot in diameter. Claws are capable of opening coconuts. Edible by humans.

Image ID: mvey0035, NOAA's Ark - Animals Collection
Location: Palmyra Island, Line Islands, (Kiribati)
Photographer: Dr. James P. McVey, NOAA Sea Grant Program


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