Washington: It may not be wise to get into a scrap with a coconut crab. The coconut crab’s pinch strength even matches or beats the bite strength of most land predators. Coconut crabs, a type of hermit crab, are the largest land crustacean and the largest terrestrial invertebrate of any kind. The researchers conducted strength tests on 29 wild coconut crabs on the Japanese island of Okinawa. It may not be wise to get into a scrap with a coconut crab.

Source: Mint November 24, 2016 13:28 UTC