robber crab
Britishnoun
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In the video, it's shown that the coconut crab – also known as a robber crab in Australia – has somehow managed to climb up a wheeled caddie bag, and it grabbed ahold of a set of golf clubs with its strong legs and pincers.
From Fox News
According to Parks Australia, the robber crab is the biggest land crustacean in the world; weighing up to 9 pounds and measuring 3 feet across.
From Fox News
The largest scavenger, the coconut or robber crab, can weigh up to 4 kilograms, hoisted by legs spanning 1 meter.
From Science Magazine
A large, land-dwelling crustacean known as a coconut or robber crab has been observed hunting and killing a seabird, the first time such behaviour has been observed in the species.
From The Guardian
Weapons When I awoke I saw that Billy had been fashioning for himself a new club in place of that which had been seized by the robber crab, only this time he had made a better one.
From Project Gutenberg
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