This large edible land crab is related to hermit crab. Coconut crabs are mainly found in pacific and Indian oceans. There are termed as coconut crab because they eat coconut for their survival. The total weight of each coconut crab is around 40 pounds and they are more than 3 feet from head to tail, they are strong enough that they can crack a coconut with their pincers. This is not finished yet, these crabs also have the ability to climb trees, but they don’t utilize this ability much because they only eat coconuts which have already fallen from the trees. Coconut crab meat is delicious and eaten by many people.
In some markets they are sold as pets, it’s hard to believe that creature like this has been sold as pets and people have also kept them in their houses as pets. They are not only renowned for their appearance and looks but they are mainly renowned for their strength and the ability to crack a hard coconut with their strong pincers. You can just imagine their strength, if they can crack a coconut with their pincers, how much damage they can do to a human being.
"This is not shopped. This is not a hoax. That is a giant crab on a garbage can.
They’re native to Guam and other Pacific islands. Coconut crabs aren’t endangered,
per se, but due to tropical habitat destruction they are at risk. In WWII, American
soldiers stationed in the Pacific theater wrote home with tales about entire atolls
being covered in the armor-plated giants. they’re generally too slow to be very dangerous to humans."
They’re native to Guam and other Pacific islands. Coconut crabs aren’t endangered,
per se, but due to tropical habitat destruction they are at risk. In WWII, American
soldiers stationed in the Pacific theater wrote home with tales about entire atolls
being covered in the armor-plated giants. they’re generally too slow to be very dangerous to humans."
Notice "generally" If it can crack a coconut, what would it do with a skull?
