Originally Posted by
rootboy
Jeff, so, can those Coconut crabs open a coconut? Man, must be some seriously strong creatures if so.
I wonder if they get the runs too.
They sure can. I've never seen quite how they do it, but I imagine they simply start clawing away at the outer covering, slowly mashing their way through to the round coconut deep inside. Once there, I think they just snap the outer covering (only about 1/8" thick) and begin chowing down.
Don't know if I'd have the patience to sit down to watch the operation so's I could report back first hand, tho
DD