Crabs anyone? Would you eat this?
I love crabs but this has completely cured me of any desire to eat crab meat anymore. Whaaa????Just check out the stats on these crawlers or should I say climbers.
HOW THE WORLD'S LARGEST CRAB FEASTS ON RATS AND COCONUTS
The coconut crab, the world's largest that lives on land, can weigh up to 9lbs when it reaches adulthood.
The species, also known as robber crabs or palm thieves, can live for up to 60 years and is a 'land crab', living in underground dens rather than water. It is also capable of climbing trees and grabbing coconuts.
Coconut crabs live in islands scattered across the Indian and Pacific oceans, feeding on rats, fruits, nuts, seeds, and coconuts.
The crabs are subject to legal protection in some areas as they are believed to be endangered in some areas, although there is no accurate population estimate currently available.
The largest land-living crabs, weigh up to 9lbs and measure up to 3ft in length, regarded as a delicacy and aphrodisiac
These giant crustaceans are also called robber crabs because they steal everything. 'If you leave something lying around, you can be pretty sure that a robber crab will take it away.' They have been known to steal food, shovels, drill bits, even rifles?
Culled from dailymail.co.uk
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