Comments | wtf_nature: Tasmanian Giant Crab

china_kitty in wtf_nature

Tasmanian Giant Crab

May 02, 2012 21:31

I had just came across this article on Tumblr. Good lord!

( Look at the size of this crab! )

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kittysaysno May 5 2012, 20:04:15 UTC

Man, what I wouldn't give to try one of those fellas with some garlic butter and some nice, warm wheat rolls...

... I may be kinda hungry, yes. What a magnificent critter, though -- SO HUGE!

the_vulture May 5 2012, 20:44:00 UTC

Yeah, it's big. That's why I wouldn't want to eat it. If it's anything like lobster, you'd want the smaller ones, as they have more flavour.

lishd May 5 2012, 20:07:19 UTC

...how does he weigh 15 pounds but produce 20lb meat? i presume they meant 150lb, but that's some interesting fractal crab right there

bailzzararco May 5 2012, 20:23:43 UTC

Oh, I hadn't noticed that. Yeah, must be a typo.

velum_cado May 5 2012, 20:29:31 UTC

It says, "Would have produced 20lbs of meat". Since those crabs can get to about 30 lbs, I assume they mean when it was fully grown.

lishd May 5 2012, 20:32:12 UTC

it also says, "Claude is 100 times bigger than a standard UK shore crab." it's more reasonable to assume a typo instead of a weird subtext of adult size.

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kincajou May 5 2012, 20:12:12 UTC

HOLY CRAB!!

dodgy_mermaid May 5 2012, 20:35:40 UTC

jokergirl May 7 2012, 12:36:50 UTC

Damn, you beat me to it. XD

ginasketch May 5 2012, 20:18:14 UTC

It's big, but I think the camera angle makes it look even bigger.

velum_cado May 5 2012, 20:30:12 UTC

Yeah, that crab is pretty big, but the photo is a bit misleading.

ar_feiniel_ May 6 2012, 15:00:29 UTC

yeah he looks about 50 lbs in the photo

celarania May 5 2012, 20:32:41 UTC

I really don't know what to think of this... they say "15lbs" several times, so I'm guess he would have made 20 lbs of crab cakes.

Also, he's more the size of a chihuahua than a small child like the picture suggests. (15 inches... you could fit him on two 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper, the short way!)

I'd say this is good photography rather than a sea monster.