Caption This Photo - Terrifyingly Large Arthropod Edition

Fat Freddy finally figured out a way to keep those damn bears out of his garbage cans....Guard Crabs.

I haven't seen crabs that big since my bender with Pamela Anderson!

Whoa!

Just in case anyone's wondering, the critter in that photo is called a Coconut Crab, and yes, they do exist. They're the largest species of land crab on earth. They can measure up to three feet across (counting the legs) and weigh up to nine pounds.

They are called "Coconut Crabs" because they're able to climb coconut trees to remove the fruits, after which they will break the shells open with their claws/legs so they can nom-nom-nom on its innards.

Imagine the terror of walking under a coconut tree and having a clumsy one of these things fall out on your head. Yikes!!!

They live on islands in the South Seas, and now, in my nightmares too.

Fat Freddy wrote:

Fat Freddy finally figured out a way to keep those damn bears out of his garbage cans....Guard Crabs.

I am glad I am not the garbage man!

"Tonight on SyFY.... Attack Of The Killer Coconut Crabs"

thejokeriv wrote:

"Tonight on SyFY.... Attack Of The Killer Coconut Crabs"

that is too realistic for SyFy....

Looks like a facehugger that has attached itself to someone.

Glad I live nowhere near any coconut trees.

Imagine having that kind of crab on the ol' coconuts

James B. wrote:

Imagine having that kind of crab on the ol' coconuts

Leatherface wrote:

Looks like a facehugger that has attached itself to someone.

Speaking of which. Found a funny drawing related to that:



From the same artist that did my current sig.