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Holy Coconut Crab!
So this is real! While I can’t verify the authenticity of THIS photo, coconut crabs are indeed real. And according to my source they can get this big–although this one seems particularly ginormous.
“most references give a body length of up to 40 cm (16 in), a weight of up to 9 lb (4.1 kg), and a leg span of more than 3 ft (0.91 m), with males generally being larger than females.”
Why the name coconut crab? Because they CLIMB palm trees, use their claw to break into a coconut and eat the meat. Nice. That’s what I want to see on my tropical island vacaton, a giant crab overhead, hanging out in a palm tree. Please, please, never let them migrate to the states.
