Mach said:

ok, that's not so bad looking, but that 1st picture up there in Harlepolis' initial post looks like a life sized crab lol ... and the one on the garbage can is huge..

Flowers2 said:

yeah those are probably male, they do get to that size though
i don't think those photos have been tampered with, i searched and a lot of them mofos are really THAT big.


i never want to cross paths with one of them.

I'll just watch from afar.

Oh my God....

If these crabs are fast how in the world would u get away from them? Wow.

i feel sick now

sammij said:

I don't want to cross paths with that either ... and I can officially add this type of crab to my list of phobias lol (my list: rodents, flying roach, large coconut crabs)

Graycap23 said:

chances are they're pretty slow though. imagine lugging around two giant fucking clippers like that

let's hope these critters never, ever develop the ability to fly

Oh yummy...

noimageatall said:

I'm hungry now... what's for lunch?

YIKES!
boil it!

Mach said:

I found this on wikipedia:

The diet of coconut crabs consists primarily of fruit, including coconuts (Cocos nucifera) and figs (Ficus species). However, they will eat nearly anything organic, including leaves, rotten fruit, tortoise eggs, dead animals, and the shells of other animals, which are believed to provide calcium. They may also eat live animals that are too slow to escape, such as fresh sea turtles. During a tagging experiment, one coconut crab was observed catching and eating a Polynesian Rat (Rattus exulans).[8] Coconut crabs often try to steal food from each other and will pull their food into their burrows to be safe while eating.

The coconut crab climbs trees to eat coconuts or fruit, to escape the heat or to escape predators. It is a common perception that the coconut crab cuts the coconuts from the tree to eat them on the ground (hence the German name Palmendieb, which literally means "palm thief," and the Dutch Klapperdief). Coconut crabs cut holes into coconuts with their strong claws and eat the contents; this behavior is unique in the animal kingdom.

Shorty said:

in what?!

Serious crabs. I'm never sleeping with a coconut again!

applekisses said:

so they could eat a sleeping human, if they got close enough.

ZombieKitten said:

Mach said:

WHAT.....MEAT?!?!

HELL 2 THA MUTHAFUCKIN' NIZZAW!!!!

Okay...just how big do they get?

XxAxX said:

Or maybe your precious little pet hamster? Or cat? Or puppy?

noimageatall said:

you're asking me?

XxAxX said:

I'm just sayin'...

These creatures look suspicious. I bet they're not as slow as they lead you to believe. They're just biding their time...

FuNkeNsteiN said:

The size of it im not sure you would know much about it

Coconut Crab Soup

Ingredients:
2 cans coconut cream
2 cans cream of asparagus soup
3/4 cup water
1 Tablespoon curry powder
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
Squeeze of lemon juice
1/2 pound fresh crab meat, picked over and cartilage removed
Salt and pepper
1 Tablespoon chopped chives
Preparation:
Combine coconut cream, asparagus soup, water, curry powder, soy sauce, and lemon juice in a large saucepan. Bring to a low simmer, stirring to combine.

Add crab and return to a simmer. Heat just until crab is cooked through. Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with chives before serving with crusty French bread.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Mach said:

It was moving a little too fast for my taste! Eeek.

XxAxX said:

Hell naw. That crab on the garbage can looks like it can serve about 10-12 peeps.

sammij said:

water! (rimshot)
really though...I don't know...a metal bucket or trashcan over a fire on the beach...hmmm sounds pretty yummy!

I never eat your regular sized crab,,,,let alone 'NEM

And thats "King Sized" Crab cake.

XxAxX said:

a little too much info dear
[Edited 10/15/08 11:19am]

Mach said:

Bring it ON!!!