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 because there are no native animals to compete with. Photo: Trip.
Coconut crabs' favorite foods are coconuts, mice, birds, fruits, nuts... Photo: Wendy Cover/NOAA.
Coconuts are the 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 peels off the outer shell, drinks the water, and eats the coconut flesh. formation, 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 in water. An adult coconut crab can drown in just a few minutes. Photo: Khairi Idris / Getty Images.
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