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.

Photo By/Credit

Laura J. Beauregard/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

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.

Facility

Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Marine

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Subject tags

Environmental education

Invasive species

Marine ecology

Marine environments