Meet The Coconut Crab, The Monstrous Crustacean That Can Climb Any Tree It Wants!

#1 The coconut crab is a species of hermit crab, but way bigger. They can grow to be up to 3 feet long, and weigh almost 10 pounds.

#2 They're also hearty creatures, and can live to be up to 60 years old.

#3 The coconut crab gets its name from their love of eating coconuts.

#4 They're known to climb to the tops of coconut trees and cut down one or two coconuts.

#5 They then climb back down and break the coconuts open with their claws, feasting on the delicious insides.

#6

Eating coconuts may have earned these crabs their name, but it's not their main source of food. They also dine of fruits, nuts, seeds, and a variety of other organic material if they come across it. I just hope that doesn't include humans.

#7 While they look pretty intimidating, coconut crabs are pretty docile creatures. They only use their claws when they're in imminent danger.

#8 Still, that doesn't make them any less terrifying to look at.

#9 Unlike their seafaring relatives, coconut crabs are completely adapted to life on land. They'll drown if they're submerged in water for too long.

#10 The good news is that they only inhabit a very small part of the world. Coconut crabs can be found on islands around the Indian Ocean, and near parts of the Pacific Ocean.