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🌴🦀 Coconut Crab: The Giant Climber of the Islands✨🌊 The coconut crab—also called the robber crab—is the world’s largest land-dwelling arthropod, reaching up to 4.5 kg and nearly 1 meter in length. Famous for its tree-climbing skills and powerful pincers, it can crack open coconuts and scavenges fruits, nuts, and carrion. Though solitary and sometimes aggressive, it’s considered a delicacy in many island nations. Unfortunately, heavy hunting has pushed this remarkable species toward endangerme