Terrestrial Crustaceans - Woodlice, Coconut Crab, Caribbean Hermit Crab, Armadillidium, Woodlouse, Gecarcinus Ruricola, Hemilepistus Reaumuri (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Woodlice, Coconut crab, Caribbean hermit crab, Armadillidium, Woodlouse, Gecarcinus ruricola, Hemilepistus reaumuri, Philosciidae, Trichoniscidae, Armadillidium vulgare, Trichoniscus, Trichoniscus pusillus, Armadillidiidae, Coenobita perlatus, Cardisoma guanhumi, Androniscus dentiger, Christmas Island red crab, Australian land hermit crab, Haplophthalmus, Aratus pisonii, Geosesarma, Ligidium, Gecarcinus lateralis, Ligia oceanica, Discoplax hirtipes, Styloniscus, Halloween crab, Pseudarmadillo, Oniscus asellus, Cardisoma armatum, Armadillidium pictum, Ligidium hypnorum, Coenobita rugosus, Philoscia muscorum, Porcellionidae, Johngarthia, Hyloniscus riparius, Coenobitidae, Echinodillo, Coenobita cavipes, Discoplax longipes, Cardisoma carnifex, Oniscoidea, Reductoniscus costulatus, Cardisoma crassum, Eleoniscus, Trichorhina mulaiki, Metopaulias, Gecarcoidea lalandii, Calconiscellus, Metatrichoniscoides celticus, Ligiidae, Ligidium japonicum, Parapaguridae, Coenobita brevimanus, Tylidae, Epigrapsus, Coenobita violascens, Moserius percoi. Excerpt: The coconut crab, Birgus latro, is the largest land-living arthropod in the world, and is probably at the upper size limit of terrestrial animals with exoskeletons in today's atmosphere. It is also known as the robber crab or palm thief, because some coconut crabs are rumored to steal shiny items such as pots and silverware from houses and tents. The species inhabits the coastal forest regions of many Indo-Pacific islands, although localized extinction has occurred where the species lives close to humans. They are generally nocturnal and remain hidden during the day, emerging only on some nights to forage. It is a highly apomorphic hermit crab and is known for its ability to crack coconuts with its strong pincers to eat the contents. It is the only species of the genus Birgus, a...