F*@# i hate spiders

[clutch-monkey]

Wow I just imagined people seeing you pull that shark out and being like oh wow look at that good thing they're taking it out of the... oh shit.

wish i had a camera zoomed in on their faces... realistically the shark was no danger to anyone, but still big enough to alarm people!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Just watched a show about bulls in some river in South Africa last night, and these were BIG like 500+ lbs (sorry 225kg+) and 9 feet long (sorry again 3m).

Seems there has never been a human attack, and they think its because the sharks have plenty of fish to eat, they steal them from fisherman as the reel them it. The sharks were actually shadowing fishing boats.

here it is
http://animal.discovery.com/fish/riv...rs/bull-shark/

thanks for the link, will watch it when i get home.. i find sharks very interesting :)

[NeoMishMoo]

but enough to send the people swimming in the river (we were in a boat just off a park) scrambling out of the water when they watched us wave at them, tag it, and put it straight back into the river.

Wow I just imagined people seeing you pull that shark out and being like oh wow look at that good thing they're taking it out of the... oh shit.

[mrsleeve]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Just watched a show about bulls in some river in South Africa last night, and these were BIG like 500+ lbs (sorry 225kg+) and 9 feet long (sorry again 3m).

Seems there has never been a human attack, and they think its because the sharks have plenty of fish to eat, they steal them from fisherman as the reel them it. The sharks were actually shadowing fishing boats.

here it is

http://animal.discovery.com/fish/river-monsters/bull-shark/

[clutch-monkey]

^ probably man, i thought robber crab was the name given to them up on some northern islands. definately similar anyway.

I actually saw a guy fishing on the Daintree in a tinny about that size, and the crocs were bigger than that little fella.
He had his kids with him.

no way i could do that! :crazy:
i did do tag and release of bull sharks in the brisbane river for a PhD study being done - several hundred swim past the university everyday, mostly small though. however we did catch one that was just over a 1.2m long. not big for a shark, but enough to send the people swimming in the river (we were in a boat just off a park) scrambling out of the water when they watched us wave at them, tag it, and put it straight back into the river.

[mrsleeve]

if you look up their relatives the 'robber crab' - there have been instances of them dragging rubbish bins, camp supplies and - wait for it - barbecues into the sea (hence the name robber crab i guess). so they've already started!

correct me if I am wrong here but aren't the coconut and robber crab the same thing. The "robber" crab is just the more common/slang name for them.

[dirtysix]

need bigger boats

I actually saw a guy fishing on the Daintree in a tinny about that size, and the crocs were bigger than that little fella.
He had his kids with him.

[NeoMishMoo]

Holy shit I can't believe I forgot to refrence one of the greatest awful episodes of southpark ever. I guess I was still thinking of coconut crabs as spiders...

"crab people crab people..."

[clutch-monkey]

That shit's small fry.
Haven't even mentioned the fucking Salties yet.
Is there a scarier animal on the planet?

need bigger boats

[fryerfighter94]

According to southpark, the invasion has already begun.

[NeoMishMoo]

if you look up their relatives the 'robber crab' - there have been instances of them dragging rubbish bins, camp supplies and - wait for it - barbecues into the sea

Most likely building a giant robot to ensure victory.

[clutch-monkey]

Those crab spiders are insane. I wish you good luck when the take over arrives.

if you look up their relatives the 'robber crab' - there have been instances of them dragging rubbish bins, camp supplies and - wait for it - barbecues into the sea (hence the name robber crab i guess). so they've already started!

[fryerfighter94]

Those crab spiders are insane. I wish you good luck when the take over arrives.

[clutch-monkey]

My bet is that they are not endangered, they have just rallied their numbers to the depths of the mariana trench waiting for their opprotunity to take over.

:D
their time will come!

[NeoMishMoo]

coconut crabs are supposedly VERY VERY DELICIOUS, but are indangerd, and unless you are of a particular island
tribe in Indonesia then you cant harvest them

Hahahaha seriously? "Well I guess since your tribe has been eating these crabs for centuries we will still let you eat their delicious meat even though they are endangered."

My bet is that they are not endangered, they have just rallied their numbers to the depths of the mariana trench waiting for their opprotunity to take over.

[dirtysix]

"pussies need not apply"

That shit's small fry.
Haven't even mentioned the fucking Salties yet.
Is there a scarier animal on the planet?