Super strong crab species that can climb trees and loves to eat coconuts

Coconut crabs have claws so strong that they can climb trees, tear fibers and break open coconuts to drink the water and eat the pulp – like “heavyweight boxers” in the wild.

Coconut crabs are the largest invertebrates on land. When fully grown, each individual weighs about 4.1 kg and is 1 meter long. Their body color is quite eye-catching, ranging from red-orange to blue-purple. Photo: Britannica.

Distributed across islands between the Indian and Pacific Oceans , coconut crabs have become the dominant species on Metoma Island in Vanuatu due to the lack of native competition. Photo: Trip.

Coconut crabs' favorite foods are coconuts, mice, birds, fruits, nuts... Photo: Wendy Cover/NOAA.

Coconuts are a favorite food of coconut crabs. They are super strong thanks to their large, strong claws. Photo: David Stanley.

After climbing the coconut tree, they will use their pincers to tear the coconut fiber, hitting it over and over again until the coconut shell breaks. Photo: Reinhard Dirscherl.

Next, the coconut crab peels off the outer shell, drinks the water, and eats the coconut meat. Accordingly, they are believed to be the only animals on Earth that can crack open a coconut. Photo: Martin Harvey / Getty Images.

Because coconut crabs also prey on seabirds, many species do not nest near the ground to avoid this dangerous "killer". Photo: Reinhard Dirscherl.

Despite being fearsome predators on land, the crab is not adept at being active underwater. An adult coconut crab can drown in just a few minutes. Photo: Khairi Idris / Getty Images.

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