Birgus latro (coconut crab)

[Martin X. Moleski, SJ]

"Absurd creature of the week."

[don hirth]

Fr. Marty, Thanks! Great info.

PEACE,  Don Hirth

[Monty Fowler]

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!

LTM, who prefers his crab legs nicely boiled,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189 CER

[Gus Rubio]

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...   :o

[Matt Revington]

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?

[C.W. Herndon]

That's one bad looking dude! :o

[Walter Runck]

The face of death was purple.

[Don Dollinger]

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

[Dan Swift]

There may have been only 13 bones left...because they were the only ones that didn't get consumed by one of those creatures.