A Coconut Crab Looks Like A Mutant From Another Planet
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Just so you all know - shudders. There’s a fucking “attack video” on YouTube. I didn’t watch it, but still. Gah. fjkdmnvsfgjk.
Where?! I want to see it.
It came up when I googled Coconut Crab on “web” not, photos. Eeep D:
“The coconut crab, Birgus latro, is the largest land-living arthropod in the world, and is probably at the upper limit of how big terrestrial animals with exoskeletons can become in today’s atmosphere.
The species inhabits the coastal forest regions of many Indo-Pacific islands, although localized extinction has occurred where the crab is sympatric with man.
Generally nocturnal, they remain hidden during the day and emerge only on some nights to forage.
It is a highly apomorphic hermit crab and is known for its ability to crack coconuts with its strong pincers to eat the contents.
It is also called the robber crab or palm thief, because some coconut crabs are rumored to steal shiny items such as pots and silverware from houses and tents.”
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unscriptedchaos: readme-readmenot: unscriptedchaos Just so you all know - shudders....“The...
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Oh, God. It’s hideous.
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It came up when I googled Coconut Crab on “web” not, photos. Eeep D:
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Where?! I want to see it.
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There’s a fucking “attack video” on YouTube. I didn’t watch it, but still. Gah. fjkdmnvsfgjk.
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