Palm thief in Seychelles Coral Strand Hotel
Seychelles is an extremely interesting place, especially when it comes to wildlife
These monstrous crabs can grow up to 1m in length (from leg to leg) and like other decapods have 10 legs and a large abdomen.
They mostly feed on fruit, carrion, the shells of other crabs (to ingest calcium) and they will pry open coconuts by removing the outer fibres with their strong claws.
They are known for climbing Coconut and Pandanus Trees to escape predation from large seabirds and other older crabs.
Contacts
Beau Vallon beach, Mahe island, Seychelles +248 4 291000
[email protected] coralstrand.com