Posted on 02/12/2022 12:52:52 PM PST by DoodleBob
A group of Australian golfers had their game interrupted by a grabby coconut crab, and it cost one man a golf club.
The moment was caught on video in October 2020, but the 1-minute and 39-second clip has gone viral after a Reddit user by the name of Lessons_Learnt shared it to the site’s r/Australia and r/WellThatSucks subreddits.
"Golf in [Far North Queensland]. Crab takes a liking to some golf clubs," Lessons_Learnt captioned one of their posts.
the video, it's shown that the coconut crab – also known as a robber crab in Australia – has somehow managed to climb up a wheeled caddie bag, and it grabbed ahold of a set of golf clubs with its strong legs and pincers. The owner of the golf clubs, a man named Alan, tried to dislodge the crab by pushing the caddie bag down a hill. When that didn't work, he tried to carefully free his clubs from the crab's grip by hand.
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Should’ve dunked him in boiling water and eaten him.
I shall start at this thumb and work my way through.
These dudes yukkin it up is great. They weren’t having a few cocktails out on the course, were they? Luckily all he lost was a golf club and what appears to be a mask.
I don’t think they are edible.
Yep. Coconut crabs are delicious.
“I don’t think they are edible”
Another thread on these crabs the other day was split, some said eat ‘em all, some said they are inedible garbage eaters.
“They weren’t having a few cocktails out on the course, were they?”
Golf is like bowling and softball......it’s just an excuse TO drink. 😁
Sharks in the golf course lake in Australia. The cops are cucks but at least nature is still pretty cool down there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn41Odq8hyc
“You got me right where I want you...”
I think they are found in a lot places in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia. But I do think the folks on some islands have eaten them to extinction.
The natives eat them.
Great caption!!!!!!!!!!!
big crab. those claws look like they might have meat in them. are they edible?
Drink and DRIVE!!! (a golf cart)
Jeez, give him the mulligan already.
I have no personal experience with them.
When I saw one in Oz I made a comment about them - “I love
cracking crab & beer!”. Then my hosts told me they are not edible. Maybe they were saving them for themselves!
“He’s beaten us.”
Me: *pulls shotgun out of golf bag* No, he hasn’t! *takes aim*
Aussie guys: *totally alarmed* NOOO! WAIT!!!!!
Me: *sends robber crab to crustacean heaven* *pieces of robber crab shower down* *Aus guys start freaking out* What? *condescending tone* He can’t hurt you anymore, fellas!
Aus guy: No! No! LOOK!!!!
*each piece of robber crab is turning into a small robber crab* *thousands of tiny robber crabs form into a line*
Me: Oh, wow. *lights a cigar*
Hi.
You should see what a gator will do to a golf club, golf bag or golf cart.
Especially during mating season.
5.56mm
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