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 milk and desserts. In Colombia and Panama, the grated flesh of coconut and coconut milk are used to make sweet "titoté". In Venezuela, pulp dishes are prepared with coconut milk and shredded fish in a dish called "mojito en coco". Coconut milk is used to make traditional Venezuelan dishes such as "majarete", a typical Venezuelan dessert, and "arroz con coco", also known as coconut rice. In Southeast Asia, coconut milk is used to make many traditional drinks. "Cendol" is a popular iced drink from this region containing chilled coconut milk and green jellies made of rice flour. Coconut milk is also