Coconut Crab
Submitted by soupster51 on Mon, 2012-04-09 17:36
I've been searching for a decent sized coconut crab for the last two years. Normally I head over to an Atoll about 10 miles off shore where the locals can't rape the place. I've found heaps but never a good one. Today I took the family for an Easter Monday snorkel at an island inside the reef and about 2 miles from shore and found this bad boy inside of a minute. Meant to be I guess. You have to be pretty careful when holding them, the break open coconuts for a living.....
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wouldnt want it to get hold
wouldnt want it to get hold of your noggin then would you.
. looking at those claws i can see how they do it. looks like its lost a few legs in a battle, how big do they grow
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soupster51
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Big
By all reports they get a bit bigger Russ. I haven't seen to many bigger than this one here though. There's a fair big of pressure on them though, the locals love em.
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Nice mate, what are they like
Nice mate, what are they like on the tooth? Good I imagine if the locals hammer them
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Tonight
I'll find out tonight Lamby. 'Tastey but Oily' is the description I've been given.
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Geez...they get big
I just googled coconut crab image ...they are certainly the big guys of the crab world
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alaskin king crab?
alaskin king crab?
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That's a Baby!
Hey Soupy,
Let him go, it's a baby! The get as big as a rubbish bin lid in most parts of the pacific (eg Vanuatu), and also Indian ocean (eg Christmas).
When are you coming back to Aus?
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Aust
January 2013 unfortunately. Could definately do another three year stint back-to-back. Unfortunately some fool who has never set foot on a Pacific Island decided to take the Rec Boats away. Luckily I have come up with another plan that gets me out whenever I want. Not so great for the rest of the guys though.
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Had some a long time ago in Vanuatu
Awesome feed. It was a bit disconcerting when we arrived there was a crab walking around at the entrance to the restuarant tethered to a rope. Had a good look at it. When we left, it was gone!!!!
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where r u
where actually are you , curious bud
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