Crab Pinch Force
Based on the crabs maximum known weight the maximum pinching force of their claws was projected to be 3 300 newtons.
Crab pinch force. The claws of coconut crabs have the strongest pinching force of any crustacean according to a study published november 23 2016 in the open access journal plos one by shin ichiro oka from okinawa. Pinching force of the coconut. The pinching force of the largest coconut crab is almost equal to the bite force of adult lions oka tells will dunham at reuters. Given that the largest coconut crabs weigh around 9 lbs the researchers calculated that the biggest of the species could generate a pinch with a force of 3 300 newtons greater than that of any.
Crustaceans can exert a greater force using their claws than many animals can with other appendages. They can generate about 90. The researchers found that pinching force increased with body mass. And according to a recent study the coconut crab pincer generates up to an estimated 740 pound force a force about 90 times their own body weight.
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