Why aren't red crabs edible?
Why aren't red crabs edible? Do the people living on Christmas Island eat the red crabs? no, the red crabs are not edible as they are actually toxic for humans. the robber crabs or coconut crabs as they are known are VERY edible but as they are protected very few people can actually say what they taste like .
What is the predator of a red crab?
Red king crabs are eaten by a wide variety of organisms including but not limited to fishes (Pacific cod, sculpins, halibut, yellowfin sole), octopuses, king crabs (they can be cannibalistic), sea otters, and several new species of nemertean worms, which have been found to eat king crab embryos.