00:00Meet the largest land-dwelling invertebrate on Earth, the coconut crab.
00:05They can grow over three feet wide from leg to leg, and weigh up to nine pounds.
00:10That's heavier than a house cat.
00:12With claws strong enough to crack open coconuts, they're basically the hulk of the crab world.
00:19Found on islands across the Indian and Pacific Oceans, these creatures are nocturnal, shy, and amazing climbers.
00:27But don't get too close.
00:28They've been known to snap bones with those claws.
00:32Nature's real-life tank, the coconut crab, king of the crustaceans.
00:38Follow for more wild facts.
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