Bull Crabs

This rather large specimen of crabs can be found throughout all the Biomes of the Northern Coast. The nations that can take this behemoth use it to carry or pull their burdens. These crabs have incredibly thick shells that no weapon built in the North can pierce.
== Biology ==
These crabs resemble the tropical coconut crab in appearance. Bull Crabs are decapods, which means they have 8 legs and 2 large pincers. These crabs have an average height of 3 meters. These crabs have incredibly thick shells that is incredibly hard to pierce for predators, however the joints and underside have less armour. The shells are covered in small bumps that is similar to the spines found on Knight Crabs. This makes it difficult to ride these crabs without first creating specialized saddles. While not good steeds, these crabs make excellent burden carriers. They can move at a steady pace over large distances as well. The Bull Crab’s great defensive and offensive abilities make them great creatures to ride into battle. The claws are large enough to crush small creatures but are still able to harvest flora for consumption. These crabs have pigments that range from dark brown to black, and in rare cases purple and blue. 
Bull Crabs are omnivorous. They can harvest flora with their claws or eat the plants directly off the ground. When small critters come too near the crab, they can be caught in the crabs pincers. From there, the crab tears it into smaller pieces for consumption.
== Behaviour ==
These crabs often stay in herds with other terrestrial crabs, like Strider Crabs. However, while strider crabs are concentrated in the grasslands for mobility reasons, Bull Crabs can roam the Northern forests as well. While their swift counterparts are non-confrontational, Bull Crabs often try to establish dominance within a herd. They do this by wrestling with other Bull Crabs. In these contests, the first to yield or be thrown down loses. These crabs don’t need to run from normal predators as they have the almost perfect defence . Only particular predators with problem solving skills, like Wendigos, have a chance to hunt these crabs.
These crabs are migratory creatures, and are motivated by the search of abundance. Domestication of these crabs may be difficult due to their strength and migratory nature.
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