A coconut crab at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific.

A crab shows two big claws and a red shell at Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific.

A coconut crab at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific.

Coconut crab at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Ocean. Palmyra Atoll has seen a dramatic increase in the number of crabs and other small invertebrates after the removal of invasive rats.

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Photo By/Credit

Laura J. Beauregard/USFWS

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Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Marine

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Environmental education

Invasive species

Marine ecology

Marine environments

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