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Get your claws off our food! Terrifying moment cannibalistic robber crabs invade family camping trip on remote Australian island
UK Daily Mail ^
| September 24, 2020
| Claudia Poposki
Posted on 09/24/2020 1:28:49 PM PDT by C19fan
A family trying to enjoy a spring camping barbecue on an idyllic Australian island got more than they bargained for when quickly surrounded by dozens of giant robber crabs.
The ferocious looking crustaceans, also known as coconut crabs, measure up to a metre in length and have a strong sense of smell.
As the unwitting family enjoyed an al fresco barbecue while camping on isolated Christmas Island, off Western Australia's far north-west, the crabs swarmed around them looking for food.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: australia; crabs
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To: C19fan
Melt me some butter and throw another crab on the barbie...
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09/25/2020 4:37:16 AM PDT
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trebb
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To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..
Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.
Dinner?
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10/02/2020 11:33:44 AM PDT
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SJackson
(wondered...what 10 Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through..Congress, RR)
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