General Discussion & Chat: ۞ Sweet Interruptions ۞131, 1 by purpbutfly

purpbutfly wrote:
WAKEY!! WAKEY!!! Coffee is on!!

Boy was our weather person way off with her report. It wasn't surpose to start raining until around 3 pm and last till about 6 pm. It started at 11 am and lasted until 9 ish. There were times that the downpour was so hard we couldn't hear the tv. One time I opened the front door and there was a waterfall streaming down. I couldn't open the screen otherwise all the water would have come in the house. Somebody needs to clean the gutters,lol.

Got this email about this crab:

Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. It is known for its ability to crack coconuts with its strong pincers in order to eat the contents.

It is sometimes called the robber crab because some coconut crabs are rumored to steal shiny items such as pots and silverware from houses and tents.

The second photo gives you a good idea of how large these crabs are - a coconut crab is seeking food from a black trashcan.









COCONUT CRABS
The coconut crab is a large edible land crab related to the hermit crab, and are found in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans . They eat coconuts for a living! How would you like to be on an island and come across a crab that is more than 3 feet from head to tail and weighs up to 40 pounds, with a pair of large pincers strong enough to open coconuts! They can climb trees too, but they only eat coconuts that have already fallen to the ground.. Coconut crab meat has been considered a local delicacy.