Sunday, September 30, 2012

Coconunt Crab

Please meet my friend the coconut crab. Locals tell me that his kind are the largest crabs in the entire world.  The name is appropriate because this guy loves climbing palm trees to feast on coconuts, which he can open with his bare claws.  Being a hermit crab, he probably used a coconut for his protective shell when he was younger… and he will sometimes even mimic being a coconut.  If he tries to take my finger, or grabs a hold of anything else he shouldn't, the locals have a secret way of rubbing his tummy to loosen his grip.

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