“The biggest one I’ve seen is about 4.5kg in weight, and about one meter across,” Orchard said, “No one really knows for sure how old they are. The 2-3 kg crabs are about 50 years old”.

He told Mark that they are a gigantic cousin to the water-based hermit crab that we all know and love. Then he asked Mark to show him his hands. Photo Credit: Betterhelp

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