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Meet the coconut crab, researched by National Geographic Explorer Mark Laidre. During Laidre’s two-month field expedition, he studied how the crabs open their preferred
National Geographic Society. . Meet the coconut crab, researched by National Geographic Explorer Mark Laidre. During Laidre’s two-month field expedition, he studied how the crabs open their preferred source of food: coconuts. Using a custom-built tool to measure their grip, Laidre found coconut crabs can produce up to 1,500 newtons of force ...
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