17 Surprisingly Real Animals
Giant Coconut Crab has a leg span that can be more than three feet, the largest land arthropod in the world. Is officially a type of hermit crab, but only the young coconut crab has to use scavenged shells for protection. As it grows, its exoskeleton hardens up. Lives on islands from the eastern coast of Africa to southeast Asia and into the South Pacific. Has been known to climb coconut trees to get to them. Its diet consists mostly of fruits, nuts and the pith of fallen trees.
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