Robber Crab
Submitted by Jody on Tue, 2007-08-07 10:22
How is that for a crab! This was photographed at Christmas Island, apparently its over 100 years old and the bin is a 40 litre bin. I'm told these kinds of crabs climb up the coconut trees and chop the coconuts in half. I wouldnt want to run into one!
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SPESS
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MMMMMMMMMM i know theres a
MMMMMMMMMM i know theres a half full stubbie in here somewhere! I can smell it!
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!
dan south
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i seen this pic in our local
i seen this pic in our local fishing store its unreal look aqt the size of it.
Rodrat
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Holy S**T
Thats a scary looking beast!
Can you eat them?
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jangles
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F**K that!
My reels screaming zzzzzzz.... awwww damn it, its another boat!
All the best for the future fishing trips.
Cheers.... Jangles
Dasho
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Fire ants on Christmas
Fire ants on Christmas Island have decimated the crab population.
luke george
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wow
wow thats one enourmous crab would feed a family for weeks
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wicksey
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ah yeah f**k that!
ah yeah f**k that!
mako magic
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hugeeeeeeeeeeee
now that is one huge crab, i have some toher comments but i will leave them in my head LOL
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roberta
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nothing
Like crabie affair, saw doco on them from Xmas Island, fire ants are terrible there also
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harro
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damm
holy s#!% if its real its mad.. never seen anything like it..
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i'd say
i'd say that thing would eat the cat
struth, better get a beer then
DhuBoi
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yeh they are a delicacy over
yeh they are a delicacy over there haha there Huge
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Faulkner Family
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whats the delicasy over
whats the delicasy over there the crab or the cat LOL. you wouldnt like those claws hanging off your fingers
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aquagenes
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Mate could you chek that FK
Mate could you chek that FK thats one big crab.
deepwater
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Random image
man that is a big crab !!!!!!!
jeff
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coconuts
Wouldn't want to leave your coconuts dangling free!
Willy
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Coconut crabs
Coconut crabs are superb eating. If I remember correctly, they are protected in most areas of Xmas island, but can be taken if they 'wander out'. I seem to recall in Vanuatu, they have them tied up outside restaurants, and you choose which 'one' you wish to eat! yum
When I was a young fellow in the Navy, the older sailors told me not to fall asleep on the beach as the coconut crabs will find me and mistake my head for a cocunut. I thought they were taking the piss when they told me the size. I didn't crash on the beach after seeing them wandering around.
Willy
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Yes wiilly
So true. The Coconut crab(s) I had in vanuatu yrs back on the plate was to say the least superb.
We went to the Waterfront Restuarant one day and was "playing" with the "pet" crab we thought tied to a rope in the entrance. I ordered CCNCrab for the meal, and when we walked out there was no crab on the robe. Felt a little devistated that I just ate my Buddy.
They use to be common in French Polynaesia aswell but now it is rare to find them.
Dont know about the other islands though.
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:O
That's Massive..!