…They sometimes climb trees, but the myth that they do so to chop off fruit or to break the hard nuts is a myth. Their English name, robber crab, comes from the legend that they chop off coconuts and carry them to their nests. [Takeda Masatomo]. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "robber crab" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…木へ登ることはたまにあるが,実を切り落とすためであるとか,硬い実を落として割るためというのは作り話である。英名のrobber crab(どろぼうガニ)はヤシの実を切り落として巣に運ぶという言い伝えからきている。【武田 正倫】。… ※「robber crab」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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