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Martin X. Moleski, SJ
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Birgus latro (coconut crab)
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February 18, 2014, 06:11:27 PM »
"Absurd creature of the week."
LTM,
Marty
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don hirth
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Re: Birgus latro (coconut crab)
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February 19, 2014, 06:52:38 PM »
Fr. Marty, Thanks! Great info.
PEACE, Don Hirth
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Monty Fowler
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February 20, 2014, 09:07:41 AM »
You know, until I read that story, and saw the picture of the lady holding one of those guys, I had no real idea how frickin' HUGE coconut crabs are. Nine ...
pounds
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LTM, who prefers his crab legs nicely boiled,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189 CER
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Gus Rubio
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February 20, 2014, 11:06:46 AM »
I just should not have clicked that link. What a positively nightmarish creature. Just heard recently that alligators and crocs can climb trees, too. I am so never living near water.
FWIW, I prefer those crab legs walking AWAY from me...
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Matt Revington
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February 20, 2014, 11:35:54 AM »
Makes me wonder if the coconut crabs could have been the ones to rip the 2-2-V-1 artifact off of the Electra while it sat on the reef. Are there any claw marks on that aluminum?
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C.W. Herndon
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February 20, 2014, 03:26:42 PM »
That's one bad looking dude!
Woody (former 3316R)
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Walter Runck
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February 21, 2014, 02:38:55 PM »
The face of death was
purple
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Don Dollinger
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February 26, 2014, 11:53:53 AM »
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FWIW, I prefer those crab legs walking AWAY from me...
FWIW, I prefer them coming towards me...
On a plate with cole slaw and hush puppies...
LTM,
Don
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Dan Swift
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February 26, 2014, 12:22:18 PM »
There may have been only 13 bones left...because they were the only ones that didn't get consumed by one of those creatures.
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