The largest hermit crabs on the planet cannot help but attract speculation and curiosity. They go by many names: the robber crab, the palm thief, Birgus latro and, most popularly, the coconut crab. Though female coconut crabs release their eggs into the sea, full-grown crabs are strict landlubbers. Unlike most hermit crabs, adult coconut crabs do not tuck soft posteriors into sea shells. The scientists collected 29 crabs from Okinawa, Japan; then they placed a stainless steel force-measuring stick between the animals’ pincers and let the coconut crabs crush down.

Source: thestar November 28, 2016 20:23 UTC