Coconut crabs are found on tropical islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, typically achieve a body length of 16 inches with a leg span of more than 3 feet, and may live to be anywhere from 30 ...

The coconut crab's claws are strong enough to break through a coconut shell. The coconut crab's claws are strong enough to break through a coconut shell. WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images Updated ...

Cavers encountered a massive coconut crab in a cavern on Car Nicobar, marking the first time the at-risk species had been spotted on the island in 150 years, per a watershed study published May 26 ...

The gruesome finale A giant coconut crab has been filmed stalking, killing and devouring a seabird. It is the first time these whopping crustaceans have been seen actively hunting large, back ...

From these findings, the researchers calculated that an 8.8-pound coconut crab could exert up to 3300 newtons (741.8 pound-force) – which surpasses the average 1314.7-newton (295.6 pound-force ...

Coconut crabs were found on several islands — but not Car Nicobar. Until recently, Car Nicobar’s only confirmed sighting of a coconut crab came from 1874, the study said.

Cracking open a red crab, however, takes seconds. Coconut crabs not only scavenge red crabs but also hunt them on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, Krieger says.

Wikicommons Among terrestrial arthropods, the phylum that includes crustaceans, spiders and insects, coconut crabs are the largest on the planet. The crabs, which live on islands in the Pacific ...

“I counted over 1,000 coconut crabs in single [9-mile] transects but did not observe even one ground-nesting bird,” Laidre wrote. All the nests were high up in the trees, and cracked coconuts ...

To test this, they rounded up 29 coconut crabs and had them clamp down on a bite-force measuring device. The biggest crab among them, weighing in at around 5 pounds, imparted a force of 1765 newtons.

Coconut crabs were found on several islands — but not Car Nicobar. Until recently, Car Nicobar’s only confirmed sighting of a coconut crab came from 1874, the study said.