Coconut Crab Cluster is a painting by Jonathan Morrill which was uploaded on March 27th, 2015.
Coconut Crab Cluster
This original acrylic painting was an entrant in the ... more
Original - Sold
Price
$1,200
Dimensions
16.000 x 20.000 inches
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Title
Coconut Crab Cluster
Artist
Jonathan Morrill
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
This original acrylic painting was an entrant in the
Coconut Art Show for the
"Return of the Tonga Hut 10th Anniversary" celebration
of March 15th, 2015.
The pincers of the coconut crab are powerful enough
to cause noticeable pain to a human;
furthermore, the coconut crab will often keep its hold
for extended periods of time.
Adult coconut crabs have no known predators
apart from other coconut crabs and people.
Its large size and the quality of its meat means that
the coconut crab is extensively hunted and is rare
on islands with a human population.
The coconut crab is eaten by Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders
and is considered a delicacy and an aphrodisiac,
and intensive hunting has threatened the species' survival in some areas.
The coconut crab is the only species of the genus Birgus,
and is related to the terrestrial hermit crabs of the genus Coenobita.
The coconut crab reaches sexual maturity around five years after hatching. They reach their maximum size only after 40 to 60 years]
Coconut crabs live in the Indian Ocean and the central Pacific Ocean,
with a distribution that closely matches that of the coconut palm.
Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean has the largest
and densest population of coconut crabs in the world,
although it is outnumbered there by more than 50 times
by the Christmas Island red crab,
The original painting is now part of a private estate collection
in Boston, Massachusetts.
Uploaded
March 27th, 2015