♪ Isaäc Bickërstaff ♫
United States
Greer
South Carolina
Entropy Seminar:
The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekund lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot.
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It whistles, and it has an extra pair of legs! THAT'S FRICKIN CREEPY!
No, that's not a Photoshopped picture! THAT'S THE REAL THING! And kids "play" with them by making them fall off of trees! I would "play" with them using a shotgun/chainsaw combo like I showed everyone yesterday.
One of my rules of thumb that any insect that is larger than my FRIGGIN HAND should be avoided at all costs. Seriously! Who picks these things up?
So, if you see something that looks like a giant alien chestburster, what's your first thought? Is it to PICK IT UP? Hell no! If Ripley taught us anything, it's to pull out your flamethrower when you encounter something like that. Frankly, that thing looks like it could swallow my head, and that's another indication to avoid it by whatever means possible.
Full article.
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Chris Talbot
Canada
Fort Smith
Northwest Territories
Be seeing you... -Alphonse
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I made the mistake of clicking through to the full article. It gave me the shivers. I think I lost a few points of sanity for those giant spiders.
Chris
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I don't know, the Mexican Walking fish is kind of cute, it even has a cute little smile for the camera.
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Knock knock open up the door it's Riel
Netherlands
Tilburg
It's wurples all the way down.
Clockmakers lie
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walk_softly wrote: I don't know, the Mexican Walking fish is kind of cute, it even has a cute little smile for the camera.
Awww! I think I just found my Spirit animal.
I like the Hairy Nosed Wombat as well
But the internets have corrupted me, because when looking at those pics all I can think of are LOLcat captions... 
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♪ Isaäc Bickërstaff ♫
United States
Greer
South Carolina
Entropy Seminar:
The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekund lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot.
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It occurs to me now that I should have titled this thread, "Of course they're endangered! What the hell else should people do when they see this sort of thing??"
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Kevin Purring
Canada
London
Ontario
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Ken H.
United States
Amherst
Ohio
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Verkisto wrote: No, that's not a Photoshopped picture! THAT'S THE REAL THING!
No way....
That giant crab-thing climbing the garbage can has got to be a fake.
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Dave Kudzma
United States
Millsboro
Delaware
People are...
SPOCKED!!
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Ok...so the crab thing on the trash can is a what now?
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♪ Isaäc Bickërstaff ♫
United States
Greer
South Carolina
Entropy Seminar:
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locusshifter wrote: Ok...so the crab thing on the trash can is a what now?
It's a Giant Coconut Crab, so named because they can crack open a coconut with one claw swipe. Does anyone else realize that a coconut and a HUMAN HEAD are about the same size?
EDIT: Oh Jesus, here's one on a TREE:
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Richard Pakpreo
United States
Cambridge
MA - Massachusetts
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Oh yeah. Because this thread has spiders, shouldn't there be an Jess warning issued?
Hey Jess, don't come to this thread! I'm sure that giant bird eating spider here is friendly and not really behind you!
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Richard Pakpreo
United States
Cambridge
MA - Massachusetts
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Verkisto wrote: locusshifter wrote: Ok...so the crab thing on the trash can is a what now? It's a Giant Coconut Crab, so named because they can crack open a coconut with one claw swipe. Does anyone else realize that a coconut and a HUMAN HEAD are about the same size? EDIT: Oh Jesus, here's one on a TREE:
If it's a crab... is it tasty stir fried? How about steammed?
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Richard Hefferan
United States
Saint Paul
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Rappak wrote: Verkisto wrote: locusshifter wrote: Ok...so the crab thing on the trash can is a what now? It's a Giant Coconut Crab, so named because they can crack open a coconut with one claw swipe. Does anyone else realize that a coconut and a HUMAN HEAD are about the same size? EDIT: Oh Jesus, here's one on a TREE: If it's a crab... is it tasty stir fried? How about steammed?
It's about a $3,000 fine to eat one. They must be damn tasty to elicit that large of a fine!
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Knock knock open up the door it's Riel
Netherlands
Tilburg
It's wurples all the way down.
Clockmakers lie
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Verkisto wrote: I would "play" with them using a shotgun/chainsaw combo like I showed everyone yesterday.
You need tanks man, TANKS!
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Morgan Dontanville
United States
Charlottesville
VA
Plate of Shrimp.
Here we are folks, the dream we all dream of.
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I need to find that crab and kill it.
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I will not rest until Biblios is in the Top 100. - Steve Oksienik
United States
Howell
Michigan
Well I been watchin' while you been coughin, I've been drinking life while you've been nauseous, and so I drink to health while you kill yourself and I got just one thing that I can offer... Go on and save yourself and take it out on me
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Well, if its just a crab its okay. The spiders on the other hand are nasty. But that is one big crab. NOw I'm afraid that one is under my desk, ready to pinch my Achilles tendon out. Crap.
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Mike Marmont
United States
Huntington Beach
California
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I'm still betting that the trash can pic is photoshopped. Giant Coconut Crabs are real, but this still seems way too big. According to wikipiedia, "Reports about the size of Birgus latro vary, but most references give a body length of up to 40 cm (16 in), a weight of up to 9 lb (4.1 kg), and a leg span of more than 3 ft (0.91 m), with males generally being larger than females. It is believed that this is near the theoretical limit for a terrestrial arthropod." That thing looks a lot bigger than 9 pounds or 16 inches.
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Vincent
United States
San Ramon
CA
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Boot2daHead wrote: I'm still betting that the trash can pic is photoshopped. Giant Coconut Crabs are real, but this still seems way too big. According to wikipiedia, "Reports about the size of Birgus latro vary, but most references give a body length of up to 40 cm (16 in), a weight of up to 9 lb (4.1 kg), and a leg span of more than 3 ft (0.91 m), with males generally being larger than females. It is believed that this is near the theoretical limit for a terrestrial arthropod." That thing looks a lot bigger than 9 pounds or 16 inches.
Keep in mind that they are only talking about the body length here. That doesn't include the giant pincers.
I love the bit about the theoretical limit. I've always wondered about that.
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Jonathan "Spartan Spawn, Sworn, Raised for Warring!"
United States
Sellersburg
Indiana
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
"By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe."
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I doubt its photo shopped check this pic:
http://entertheoctopus.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/coconut-c...
Heres a nice blue looking one:
http://entertheoctopus.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/coconut-c...
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chris schott
United States
saint louis
Missouri
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Dear god in heaven, how much porn is it going to take to get those creepy things out of my mind?
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The Honorable Mayor McCheese
United States
Windermere
Florida
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Boot2daHead wrote: I'm still betting that the trash can pic is photoshopped. Giant Coconut Crabs are real, but this still seems way too big. According to wikipiedia, "Reports about the size of Birgus latro vary, but most references give a body length of up to 40 cm (16 in), a weight of up to 9 lb (4.1 kg), and a leg span of more than 3 ft (0.91 m), with males generally being larger than females. It is believed that this is near the theoretical limit for a terrestrial arthropod." That thing looks a lot bigger than 9 pounds or 16 inches. That thing IS easily that big. When you see lobsters in a tank, they are generally around one to two pounds and they are a good 12 inches long or so.
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