connoroh Active member Aug 19, 2008 #1 These things are fucking terrifying. I'm so happy i live where i live. These are the largest land living arthropod in the world. They can reach the age of 60 years old.
These things are fucking terrifying. I'm so happy i live where i live. These are the largest land living arthropod in the world. They can reach the age of 60 years old.
frstyl46skier Member Aug 19, 2008 #3 if i saw one of those i would shit myself right there on the spot ha
SKIDUBAIGUY Active member Aug 19, 2008 #4 Where do they live? I want to get my ass out there right now.
connoroh Active member Aug 19, 2008 #5 Coconut crabs live in areas from the Indian to the central Pacific Ocean. Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean has the largest and best-preserved population in the world. Other Indian Ocean populations exist on the Seychelles, especially Aldabra, Glorioso Islands, Astove Island, Assumption Island and Cosmoledo, but the coconut crab is extinct on the central islands. They are also known on several of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Large numbers roam freely in the British-owned Chagos Archipelago, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territories (BIOT). They are protected on these islands from being hunted and/or eaten, with fines of up to 1500 British pounds (roughly $3000 USD) per crab consumed. On Mauritius and Rodrigues they are extinct.[6]
Coconut crabs live in areas from the Indian to the central Pacific Ocean. Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean has the largest and best-preserved population in the world. Other Indian Ocean populations exist on the Seychelles, especially Aldabra, Glorioso Islands, Astove Island, Assumption Island and Cosmoledo, but the coconut crab is extinct on the central islands. They are also known on several of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. Large numbers roam freely in the British-owned Chagos Archipelago, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territories (BIOT). They are protected on these islands from being hunted and/or eaten, with fines of up to 1500 British pounds (roughly $3000 USD) per crab consumed. On Mauritius and Rodrigues they are extinct.[6]
=Worf= Active member Aug 19, 2008 #10 i wonder if it is as tasty as alaskan king crab? drawn butter anyone?
yelsel Active member Staff member Aug 19, 2008 #11 its got to be. look at the size of those claws....mmmmmm drooolllliiiiinnnnggg
Hannah. Active member Aug 19, 2008 #12 oh my fucking god if i saw one of those on my trashcan...idk what i would do
connoroh Active member Aug 19, 2008 #15 naw, they drown in water. Be afraid of trees, they can climb as high as 6 metres.
b-ladd Active member Aug 19, 2008 #17 I just found this awesome educational video regarding the coconut crab: