11. The Coconut Crab Island Climber with Steel Grips



Weighing nine pounds and spanning three feet, the coconut crab scales trees, drops coconuts, then cracks them with crushing claws. It breathes on land yet must spawn at sea. Overharvest and habitat loss have made this giant arthropod vulnerable.
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