I, For One, Welcome Our New Coconut Crab Overlord ...
That’s the coconut crab, which according to Wikipedia is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world – found at One Large Prawn
That’s the coconut crab, which according to Wikipedia is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world – found at One Large Prawn
Nora
Wow... that is insanely creepy.
(And yet...somehow tasty looking at the same time. 
)
algonkin
Dang!!! That thing scares the crap outta me!
inverse
How it taste?
Justin
OH DAMN THAT THINGS REAL?!
Ant
They're like hermit crabs without seashells.
Stacyj
Knowing those things are out there lumbering around makes my universe just that much darker and more frightening ...
anonymous
they have a rudimentary lung (that works when air blows through it as opposed to inhaling) and they store up coconut fat in a gland...which is pretty tasty. you can't eat them anymore...they're protected. they are strong enough to use those claws to open coconuts, which is not a trivial thing.
amanda
My only question is: how does one cook it?
Lasse
They are here!
Bat Guano
Actually, I think Anthony Bourdain ate one on recent "No Reservations." Since they live off of coconuts, they taste coconuty.
But if they live off of people's garbage, I wouldn't want to eat it.
Chris
F*CK!
oops sorry, but nothing else came out of my mind...
Ali S.
I'm amazed no one else had the thought after seeing the ginormous crab that considering the size of that beast...the trashcan hasn't tipped over. O_O
Denita TwoDragons
I for one welcome our new Coconut Crab Overlords...
--TwoDragons
matthew
anyone hungry?
diner
They are tasty!! They yield plenty of sweet nutty meat. Unfortunately most places that they live, people have knocked the population way back due to their fantastic taste. They move so slow that they aren't really scary. Very cool animal.
Jim
Would probably go good with a butter sauce...
Monte
That, my friends, is nightmare fuel.
Riss
I can't stop screaming inside. o_o
Now I feel nervous about letting my feet touch the floor, even though I don't live where they do and probably never will.
BeeDub
So it's like a crab-roach. Imagine that thing running across the floor when you are on a midnight snack run to the fridge. It makes my skin crawl.
airportspongebath
dr. zoidberg?
Sammy
Why would anyone stop and take a picture. This is the kind of thing people see then imediatly turn around and walk the other way quietly so it doesnt eat them
wtf
eeeewwwwwwwwww
Zach
Holy Shit, That is rediculous
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