robber crab

Japanese: robber crab(英語表記)robbercrab
robber crab

…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

Japanese:

…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。

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