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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may not be wise to get into a scrap with a coconut crab. Its claw is a mighty weapon. Scientists on Wednesday said they measured the pinch strength of this ...
The small hairs on a hermit crab’s claws are called sensilla. CREDIT: Ari Drummond. “For this study, I was especially intrigued by how they used their claws and other sensory appendages, ...
Though female coconut crabs release their eggs into the sea, full-grown crabs are strict landlubbers. But the most impressive trait is the power of their claws. They can heft items up to 60 pounds.
Crabs and other crustaceans, meanwhile, have been around since long before the Pleistocene. ... "My colleague and I are quite certain that your specimen is a fossil crab claw.