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Coconut Crabs: The Pacific Aliens!

Name: Jonathan Jagot Age: 27 years old Specialty: Has been travelling around the world for over 14 years Project: Is going to build his dream catamaran

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Published on 11/04/2025

By Jonathan Jagot

Issue: 201

Published: May. / Jun. 2025

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Imagine a peaceful island, waves gently rolling in, bathed in golden light... and then, suddenly, night falls. That’s when they appear. Out of nowhere, with their enormous claws and twitching antennae. The coconut crabs are invading the beach, advancing like creatures from another world.

The first contact with coconut crabs is always quite startling. In the half-light, their shells glisten under the light of the headlamp, revealing hues of an almost unearthly blue. They climb the trunks as if defying gravity, their claws ready to crush everything in their path. With…

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