Coconut crab next two pairs, as with other hermit crabs, are large, powerful walking legs with pointed tips, which allow coconut crabs to climb vertical or overhanging surfaces. The fourth pair of legs is smaller with tweezer-like chelae at the end, allowing young coconut crabs to grip the inside of a shell or coconut husk to carry for protection; adults use this pair for walking and climbing. The last pair of legs is very small and is used by females to tend their eggs, and by the males in mating. This last pair of legs is usually held inside the carapace, in
Coconut Religion Coconut Religion The Coconut Religion (Vietnamese: "Đạo Dừa" or "Hòa đồng Tôn giáo") is Vietnamese religion indigenous to southern Vietnam's "Coconut Kingdom", where it was founded in 1963. The religion is largely based on some Buddhist and Christian beliefs, alongside the teachings of founder Nguyễn Thành Nam, a Vietnamese scholar. The religion was abolished by Vietnamese authorities in 1975. At its peak, the religion had some 4,000 followers. However, the Coconut religion is now practiced in a very small minority in Ben Tre province. The Coconut Religion advocates consuming only coconuts and drinking only coconut milk. Monks of the religion