Michael Pitts,Michael Pitts / Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) with the moon rising, Tobago, Caribbean.

Alex Mustard / Box crab (Calappa sp.) female emerging from the sand and shakes her body to release her tiny young. Dauin, Dauin Marine Protected Area, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Bohol Sea, tropical west Pacific...

Tony Wu / Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) with three crowns, Tongatapu Island, Kingdom of Tonga

Pascal Kobeh / Spectacled /spotted box crab (Calappa philargius) on sea floor, Sulu Sea, Philippines.

Ashley Cooper / Coconut seedling (Cocos nucifera) on beach, Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu. March 2007. These islands are very low lying and susceptible to sea level rise.

Kirkendall-Spring / Rainforest area with native Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) and invasive African tulip trees (Spathodea campanulata), North Kohala, Hamakua Coast, Hawaii. December 2016.

Kirkendall-Spring / Nanue Falls along Akoni Pule Highway (Highway 270) with native Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) and invasive African tulip trees (Spathodea campanulata), Hamakua Coast, Hawaii. December 2016.

Kirkendall-Spring / Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) silhouetted against the sunrise with person sleeping in a hammock, Punalu'u Beach Park, Hawaii. December 2016.

Kirkendall-Spring / Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) silhouetted against the sunset over the Pacific Ocean, Kekaha Kai State Park along the Kona Coast Hawaii. December 2016.

Kirkendall-Spring / Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) silhouetted against the sunset over the Pacific Ocean, Kekaha Kai State Park along the Kona Coast Hawaii. December 2016.

Kirkendall-Spring / Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera), Hawaii.

Kirkendall-Spring / Coconut trees planted in a lava field near Kaimu, Hawaii

Kirkendall-Spring / Coconut trees planted in a lava field near Kaimu, Hawaii

Staffan Widstrand / Coconut palm tree nut germinating (Cocos nucifera) Triton Bay, Mainland New Guinea, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea,

Staffan Widstrand / Coconut palm tree nut germinating (Cocos nucifera),Triton Bay, Mainland New Guinea, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

Georgette Douwma / Box crab (Calappa sp.), Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. December.

Franco Banfi / Giant box crab (Calappa calappa) eating a shell, Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines

Franco Banfi / Giant box crab (Calappa calappa) eating a shell, Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines

David Pattyn / Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) trees reflected in pool of hotel with sea beyond, Anjajavy Private Reserve, north west Madagascar, September 2016.

Georgette Douwma / Box crab (Calappa sp.). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Christophe Courteau / Coconut fruit (Cocos nucifera)

Christophe Courteau / Coconut fruit (Cocos nucifera)

Pascal Kobeh / Smooth / Red-spotted box crab (Calappa calappa) Sulu Sea, Philippines

Matthew Maran / Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) on Sai Deng beach, Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand, Thailand, October.

Matthew Maran / Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera), Sai Deng beach, Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand, Thailand.

Claudio Contreras / Coconut palm tree (Cocos nucifera) and lighthouse, Contoy Island National Park, near Cancun, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Coconut palm trees (Cocos nucifera) during storm, Contoy Island National Park, near Cancun, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Coconut palm tree (Cocos nucifera) silhouetted at sunset, Contoy Island National Park, near Cancun, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Coconut palm tree (Cocos nucifera) silhouetted at sunset, Contoy Island National Park, near Cancun, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Coconut palm tree (Cocos nucifera) Contoy Island National Park, near Cancun, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, January

Juergen Freund / Fijian boy climbing tree to get Coconuts (Cocos nucifera) Mali Island, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific. August 2013

Juergen Freund / Fijian boy opening coconut (Cocos nucifera) Mali Island, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific. August 2013

Cyril Ruoso / Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) trained to pick coconuts, feeding after harvesting coconuts, Malaysia.

Cyril Ruoso / Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) trained to pick coconuts, climbing trees, Malaysia.

Cyril Ruoso / Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) trained to pick coconuts, climbing trees, Malaysia.

Cyril Ruoso / Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) trained to pick coconuts, climbing trees, Malaysia.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) on beach, Ile des Pins / Isle of Pines, New Caledonia, September 2008.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man playing with dog on tropical beach with Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) Ile des Pins / Isle of Pines, New Caledonia, September 2008

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) on beach with restaurant, Ile des Pins / Isle of Pines, New Caledonia, September 2008

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Landscape from tropical beach with coconut tree, Ile des Pins (Pine Island). New Caledonia, September 2008

Christophe Courteau / Coconut plantation (Cocos nucifera) on Caribbean Coast. Venezuela, February 2014.

Pal Hermansen / Man climbing tree to harvest Coconuts (Cocos nucifera), Sri Lanka, March 2005.

Pal Hermansen / Man opening coconut (Cocos nucifera) at coconut plantation, Sri Lanka.

Juergen Freund / Box crab (Calappa sp.) on the sand. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Chris Newbert / Box Crab (Calappa sp) female with eggs, Papua New Guinea

Constantinos Petrinos / Box crab portrait, {Calappa flammea}, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Spotted Box Crab (Calappa philargius) male using his claws to grasp a female he will mate with when she is ready, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Giant Box Crab (Calappa calappa) female carrying a large clutch of bright orange eggs beneath her abdomen, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Box crab ejecting water {Calappa sp} Bahamas

Fabio Liverani / Crabs mating, Mediterranean, Italy

Fabio Liverani / Crab, Meditarranean Sea, Italy

David Fleetham / Coconut crab (Birgus latro) climbing on the base of a Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera), Aitutaki, Cook Islands, South Pacific.

Derek Galon / Drone shot of black sand beach and Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), Rosalie Bay, Dominica.

Derek Galon / Aerial panning shot of black sand beach and Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), Rosalie Bay, Dominica.

Derek Galon / Aerial shot of black sand beach and Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), Rosalie Bay, Dominica.

Derek Galon / Drone tracking shot of black sand beach and Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), Rosalie Bay, Dominica.

Derek Galon / Drone tracking shot of black sand beach and Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera). The drone ascends above the palms. Rosalie Bay, Dominica.

Derek Galon / Aerial tracking shot of black sand beach and Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), Rosalie Bay, Dominica.

Derek Galon / Drone tracking shot of black sand beach and Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera). The drone ascends above the palms and then descends. Rosalie Bay, Dominica.

Derek Galon / Aerial shot of black sand beach and Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), Rosalie Bay, Dominica.

David Hall / Rough box crab (Calappa gallus) burying itself in sand to hide from predators, Dominica, Eastern Caribbean.

Doug Perrine / The Milky Way in night sky above Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) at Puako, South Kohala, Hawaii. October, 2020

Sergio Hanquet / Box crab (Callapa granulata), Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Juergen Freund / Mangrove trees with propagules (seeds) and aerial roots on beach at low tide. Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) along coastline. Daintree National Park, Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia. 2014.

Nigel Cattlin / Rhinocerus beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) pupa of a serious pest of coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), Mindanao, Philippines, February

Nigel Cattlin / Rhinocerus beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) pupa of a serious pest of coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), Mindanao, Philippines, February

Nigel Cattlin / Rhinocerus Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) insect togetrher with damage to the stem of a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera), Mindana, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Mature coconuts on a heavily fruiting dwarf hybrid coconut (Cocos nucifera) palm on Mindanao, the Philippines, February,

Nigel Cattlin / Mature coconuts on a heavily fruiting dwarf hybrid coconut (Cocos nucifera) palm on Mindanao, the Philippines, February,

Konrad Wothe / Sunset with coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) Boipeba Island, Bahia, Brazil.

Konrad Wothe / Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) growing along the coast at Praia da Cueira, Boipeba Island, Bahia, Brazil.

Konrad Wothe / Sandy beach with coconut trees, Praia da Cueira, Boipeba Island, Bahia, Brazil.

David Tipling / Coconut plantation with Coconut (Cocos nucifera) fruits developing, Astove Atoll, Seychelles

David Fleetham / Common box crab (Calappa hepatica) Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Kapuaiwa Coconut Beach Park, an ancient Hawaiian coconut grove planted in the 1860s during the reign of King Kamehameha V. With hundreds of coconut palm trees, this is one of the island's most recogni...