According to a study published in PLOS ONE, coconut crabs have the unique ability to exert nearly 3,300 Newtons (740 pounds) of force in a single pinch. For comparison, an average person can only ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may not be wise to get into a scrap with a coconut crab. Scientists on Wednesday said they measured the pinch strength of this large land crab that ...

The coconut crab sounds like something on the menu at Red Lobster, but the large crustacean, Birgus latro, is something you don’t want anywhere near your mouth. That’s because pound for pound ...

It’s official--the coconut crab has the strongest grip of any animal. Researchers in Japan found that a coconut crab’s pinching power corresponds with its size -- and that force was tremendous.

WANCHESE, N.C. - Marc Mitchum eyed a buoy on the Roanoke Sound. Then he turned to a blond-haired boy aboard his 42 foot-long workboat, Jodie Kae, to nab that float ...

According to a new study, Coconut Crab can pinch with a super force of 750 pounds, which is surpassed only by alligators and a few others. The study of Okinawa Churashima Foundation in Japan ...

Coconut crabs have the strongest pinch per body weight of any crustacean, even beating out all animals except for alligators.