HONOLULU (KITV)-"They are strong enough to rip through coconut husks," said Trenton Yasui, Acting Invertebrate Aquatic Biota Specialist with the Department of Agriculture. He says they're strong ...

Take a look at this photo of the Christmas island robber crab (another name for coconut crab). It was taken at the Detention Centre construction site. The coconut crab is a large edible land crab ...

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 large land crab ...

Coconut crabs’ claws already look fearsome enough as it is, but appearance merely tells part of the story. According to a new study, these claws may actually be the most powerful in the entire animal ...

Poking around on the beach, you may have encountered a hermit crab — a typically petite crustacean whose home is the shell it carries around on its back. Now imagine that tiny crab grew bigger and ...

FLYING FISH COVE, Australia, Feb. 4 (UPI) --A tourist visiting Australia's Christmas Island got the photo of a lifetime when he posed holding an extremely massive coconut crab. The picture, posed to ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There are plenty of coconuts and crabs in Hawaii. But not coconut crabs, which is why it was so unusual to see the crustacean walking around in a Salt Lake neighborhood.