Talk:Coenobita

Terrestrial hermit crab redirect

According to the coconut crab article, the common name "terrestrial hermit crab" may apply either to Birgus latro or members of the genus Coenobita. By this reckoning, it may be used as a common name for the whole family Coenobitidae. I suggest redirecting Terrestrial hermit crab to Coenobitidae. --Crustaceanguy(t/co/cw) 23:11, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

I agree and fixed it. Sharp eyes! Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 20:46, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Potential Source

Found the book Biology of the Land Crabs [1]. It's not the most up-to-date, but may be useful to fill in some gaps and add some authority to info here and on the various species' pages. Google Books has an extensive preview of its contents. --AbsolutDan ^(talk) 17:04, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

I've got some scientific papers here that talk about the development of these crabs, from eggs to the land stage. Interesting because they show that they can develop in captivity, if you know what you're doing. Should I outline a little about it? I've got a paper about the Australian Land Hermit Crab (the one in the pet trade in Australia), and one about an indian hermit crab, and one on the eucadorian crab.

also some descriptions of mating. haha, the male shakes the female's shell and gets her to some out. they both come out and it takes a few seconds. that is for the species Clibanarius chapini and C. senegalensis, whatever they are. also got a paper here about mate guarding in Pagurus filholi, yet another hermit crab. interesting stuff here, but not all about coenobita, so can't include it all here. lemmy know what you want info on and i can summerise a bit about it. 115.64.96.194 (talk) 11:06, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Coenobita purpureus

Why does the link to C. purpureus lead right back to this page? I'll go ahead and create a page for it tomorrow unless there's a reason for it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bd14 (talk • contribs) 23:58, 27 October 2016 (UTC)