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Message 643152 - Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 19:42:28 UTC


Coconut Crabs
Size: 50 cm from claw to claw.
The immense Coconut Crab (or Robber Crab) is the largest terrestrial arthropod on earth, (Grub 1971). They have been found to attain weights in excess of 5kg (Fletcher & Amos 1994) and can span over 50cm from claw to claw, (Reyne 1939). They are very powerful creatures and have vastly strong pincers. These ‘chelae’ can easily cut through an ordinary broom handle, (Johnson 1965).




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Message 643155 - Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 19:43:42 UTC


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Message 643158 - Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 19:45:02 UTC

A staff member of the Melbourne Aquarium looks at a coconut crab in Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 19, 2006. The world's biggest crab can climb a coconut palm to look for food. Sometimes, it can even attacks humans


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Message 643165 - Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 19:50:53 UTC
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yeah it's big but I still have nightmares about spider crabs, they can reach up to 13ft across >:o


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Message 643168 - Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 19:52:17 UTC - in response to Message 643160.  



I hope that was put back where it came from?






Would not like to meet this in a dark jungle :O)

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Message 643170 - Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 19:53:46 UTC

Australia really is a strange continent..
huge crabs which crawl on palms and attack humans, poisonous mammals with beaks, evil snakes and spiders and other dangerous creatures everywhere - but vegetarian bears... Strange indeed...
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Message 643175 - Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 19:59:15 UTC


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Message 643215 - Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 21:17:33 UTC

Here's one with some perspective.



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Message 643216 - Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 21:19:55 UTC

Hows about the Japanese Spider Crab?



and to scale o a human ...



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Message 643219 - Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 21:23:50 UTC

Nope its all ok Chris,i bet those guys taste good with some butter.
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Message 643220 - Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 21:27:51 UTC - in response to Message 643172.  

Australia really is a strange continent..
huge crabs which crawl on palms and attack humans, poisonous mammals with beaks, evil snakes and spiders and other dangerous creatures everywhere - but vegetarian bears... Strange indeed...


Wait until you meet the posters............

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Message 643321 - Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 0:45:48 UTC - in response to Message 643220.  

Brilliant photos guys.

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Message 643367 - Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 3:44:06 UTC

Oh no it's an Alien ! Oh it's just a yummy crab waiting on some butter and lemon yah yah and me lol ;)
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Message 643368 - Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 3:45:47 UTC - in response to Message 643219.  

Nope its all ok Chris,i bet those guys taste good with some butter.


I'm sorry but A.I I want to dip that bug in some butter ! Your killing me with that BUG ! LOL :)
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Message 643556 - Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 12:25:49 UTC


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Message 643561 - Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 12:28:53 UTC

Coconut Crab climbing a tree


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Message 643563 - Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 12:30:04 UTC - in response to Message 643368.  

Nope its all ok Chris,i bet those guys taste good with some butter.


I'm sorry but A.I I want to dip that bug in some butter ! Your killing me with that BUG ! LOL :)

hehehehe :)

Annoying lil bugger aint he :D
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Message 643626 - Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 13:45:12 UTC

He'll come down from the tree if you throw coconuts at him. Big coconuts!
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Message 643678 - Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 15:32:33 UTC - in response to Message 643563.  

Nope its all ok Chris,i bet those guys taste good with some butter.


I'm sorry but A.I I want to dip that bug in some butter ! Your killing me with that BUG ! LOL :)

hehehehe :)

Annoying lil bugger aint he :D


Yes ! everytime I see it when I'm scrolling the threads I keep wanting to hit my screen lol :)
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Message 643696 - Posted: 18 Sep 2007, 15:55:18 UTC
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Matthew likes big crabs!

Hermit crabs!!

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