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A pot of boiled coconut crabs - Birgus latro

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Description

A pot of boiled coconut crabs - Birgus latro. They are edible but sometimespoisonous due to their diet. They are the largest land arthropod.

Photographer

Allen Shimada

Display Date

2012

Collection

Fisheries

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA

NMFS

OST