Short answer: No!
The Coconut Crab has become a sensation due to a picture of a giant crab climbing a trash can which is circulating on Facebook. Some comments claim the crab is delicious while others jot down that it is becoming endangered. This couldn't be further from the truth. The species is experiencing a population explosion and far from endangered. The meat of this crab is said to be sweet and lucious. Enjoy!
The coconut crab is an invertabrate
Coconut crab was created in 1767.
The Alaskan crab is much larger than the coconut crab. The coconut crab weighs up to 9 lbs. and the Alaskan crab weighs up to 18 pounds.
The coconut crab.
The coconut crab is a crustacean in the family Coenobitidae.
They are the same name for Birgus latro, the coconut crab.
no
Adult coconut crabs have no known predators apart from other coconut crabs and humans. Its large size and the quality of its meat mean that the coconut crab is extensively hunted and is rare on islands with a human population. The coconut crab is eaten by Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders and is considered a delicacy and an aphrodisiac, and intensive hunting has threatened the species' survival in some areas. While the coconut crab itself is not innately poisonous, it may become so depending on its diet, and cases of coconut crab poisoning have occurred. For instance, consumption of the sea mango Cerbera manghas by the coconut crab may make the coconut crab toxic due to the presence of cardiac cardenolides.
it is close to endangered
Not at all.
A giant coconate crab moves sideways on its 8 legs
NO.