#Coconut crab

[amnhnyc]

Which crab’s pinch is strong enough to rival a lion’s bite? That would be the coconut crab (Birgus latro). Charles Darwin once described it as growing to “a monstrous size.” This gargantuan crustacean can measure 3 ft (1 m) from leg tip to leg tip and weigh up to 8 lbs (4 kg). A member of the hermit crab family, it uses its powerful claws to crack open coconuts. This species inhabits coasts off of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Photo: luca63, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

[alexriesart]

One of a series of explorations into natural history art; a painting of a coconut crab I painted some time ago!

[marinememes]

[daily-crabbys]

Today's crab is: in the coconut

[paddysol]

who did he spot omg

[lunar-orca]

been having coconut crab x coconut octopus yuri in my head for a while, so i finally got my hands on drawing it!!

the octo design is heavily inspired by @gammelgaedda's cephalopod oc designs!!! thank you so much for inspiring me with your beautiful ocs! :D

[tiredclownpossum]

So I found this picture of a coconut crab on Google and I love it. The vibe, the editing, it's everything. This is one of the best pictures on the Internet

[donutdrawsthings]

The Macra Redesigned!

Doodle and design ramble below

For some reason i always associate The Macra Terror with a pink/teal colour scheme, so I definitely wanted to apply that to my design!

I took a bunch of inspirations from real crabs of course, with many thanks to my good friend Satsuma for recommending some species!

The yeti crab is obviously the inspiration for the furry arms. Having yeti crab inspirations felt perfect for a 2nd doctor era monster, since they're already familiar with another type of yeti!

I took inspo from the king crab for all the spikes. I would've loved to add more spikes but I feel like the design would've become too cluttered...

This little guy recommended by my friend was a big inspiration for a more flat face and all the stripes!

I took inspiration from the coconut crab's posture and legs. I love the way it carries its heavy body on land, especially with how it positions its claws. It's just really neat to me!

And them the flying saucer as inspiration was obviously for the see-through dome. I liked the idea of the macra being rather vulnerable in the sense that their organs are on display through that little dome window. Which is why they've grown to get clever and manipulate the colony >:o)

[bethdehart]

Wet Beast Wednesday 4-24-24

Coconut Crab Lesbian <3

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[master-of-47-dudes]

GET COCONUT CRABB3D

Reblog to totally

Coconut Crab

Your mutuals and followers!

[chunkfunkgunk-offishal]

coconut crab?

Today on CHUNK! FUNK! GUNK! We rate

the COCONUT CRAB:

5/10 Chunk

8/10 Funk

0-1/10 Gunk

Here you go, crab enjoyer. I know you’ve been asking for coconut crab for a while now lol

What a big guy! Though it is a crab and therefore majority carapace instead of skin or fat, it does have a big ol’ badonker so it can get a little chunk. While it is a pretty regular looking crab in my opinion, I do think that it is recognizable when compared to other crabs. Especially since I believe that it’s one of the largest (or THE largest) species of land crab. It gets to have a little higher than average funk. I could not find any information on its slime or mucous secretion, so I am left to assume that it is a dry little guy.

Overall: 5/10

A very solid and interesting crab. I feel like I would find them a lot more interesting if I could see one in real life, but from photos alone it does not have the ‘wow factor’ for me.

[deerlytoasty]

I'm going back to my roots and drawing mr coco again. I still love him

Also, why is no one drawing him on tumblr? There's barely anything

[daily-crabbys]

RARE CRAB ALERT!

(COconut crab)

Today's submission is: rare crab alert!

[life-on-our-planet]

The coconut crab is the only species in its genus, and is most closely related to the smaller terrestrial hermit crabs. Juvenile coconut crabs also use the shells of other gastropods for protection until they age and develop a tough exoskeleton on their abdomen. ©San Diego Zoo

[canopiancatboy]

Felt the itch to contribute to the Great Devourer and finally get my paint scheme down. Color shifted the classic coconut crab carapace catgutt popularized, and did up the underside to my approximation of a blue crab

Not sure if the effect evokes the crustacean vibe I wanted, but I think it turned out pretty nice either way

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Although they may not look it, coconut crabs and hermit crabs are closely related! The resemblance is strongest when coconut crabs are young; in their early juvenile stages, their shells are thin and soft, and they use seashells to protect themselves just like a hermit crab.

(Image: A young coconut crab (Birgus latro) with a borrowed shell by Drew Avery)

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