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Giant Coconut And Alaskan King Crabs
The coconut crab and Alaskan king crab are some of the largest crabs in the world.
The coconut crab is the world’s largest terrestial arthropod in the world and is known for its ability to crack coconuts with its pincers. They can weigh up to 4kg (Some reports claim up to 17kg) and leg span of 1m. It is eaten by the Pacific islanders and is considered a delicacy with a taste similar to lobster and crabmeat. A coconut crab will attack if it is threatened.
The Alaskan king crab are crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. Their weight varies from 2 to 4kg (some species such as the blue king crab sometimes exceeds 8kg). Alaskan crab fishing is one of the United States’ most dangerous jobs albeit the good payout on a successful catch. Over 80% of these deaths are caused by drowning or hypothermia.
21 more pics of giant crabs after the jump.
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September 24th, 2007 at 9:43 am
those are some HUGE and i mean HUGE crabs
September 27th, 2007 at 8:59 am
Holy crap!
September 27th, 2007 at 11:08 am
Holy crab!
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:54 pm
holy carp!
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:41 pm
these aren’t crabs the’re monsters, but beautiful.
October 3rd, 2007 at 10:08 pm
Sam is a card board cut-out!!!
October 4th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
You’d hate to find them in your under-crackers
October 4th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
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October 5th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
mmmmm they look realy realy realy tasty
October 6th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
oh my gosh. what big crabs you have.
October 10th, 2007 at 4:19 am
what a load of crab
November 3rd, 2007 at 8:56 pm
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November 9th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
they must taste good if they go to that much trouble to get them
December 8th, 2007 at 10:21 am
OMG!!Thats so scary!!!
January 9th, 2008 at 7:18 am
haha im doing a report on the coconut crab!!!!
and the best part is i have a pet one too!!!!
January 11th, 2008 at 4:23 am
Butter anyone? Does anyone have any butter?
February 4th, 2008 at 3:46 am
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March 8th, 2008 at 7:22 am
One pic of a King Crab hardly worth mentioning.
June 30th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
People died to catch these amazing creatures so we could enjoy them at our dinner table…………..idiots!
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:53 am
these would be good to take to a church social. good eats and good conversation, no one would believe it if they didn’t see it. heck 3or 4 would feed a whole big group. pb
July 26th, 2008 at 5:15 am
damn those are crazy looking crabs
August 8th, 2008 at 8:06 am
hi
i am looking to own a coconut crab, as i live in england i cant realy travle all that way to get one, well not at presant. if anyone knows where i can buy one or if some one wants to catch one for me i can work out some payment details…
email me:
skillal@hotmail.com
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December 2nd, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Coconut crabs are delicious! Unfortunately, the creatures are in short supply in most is the islands.
January 5th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Disgusting! Makes my skin crawl!
February 27th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
oh shit that chick finally got rid of her crabs….
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:28 am
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July 15th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Are coconut crabs edible? Why waste your time picking at spindly little blue crabs or Chinese buffet crab legs when you can have that monster crab?
July 31st, 2009 at 1:23 am
massive bugger ^^;