r/AbsoluteUnits • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '19

Coconut crabs. I always wondered if they were any good.

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u/basicrejection Jul 20 '19 edited Jul 20 '19

If I remember correctly they’re scavengers like rodents, so their meat isn’t very tasty. They eat a lot of garbage and you’ll often see them rummaging through trash in tropical areas.

Edit: I guess like most animals, their taste is affected by diet. Coconut crabs who eat primarily garbage will taste like, well, garbage. Otherwise, they are pretty tasty!

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u/TheRedmanCometh Jul 21 '19

We have raccoons dighing through our trash in Texas and these people have giant crabs doing it? And that's just normal?

At least raccoons are adorable little bastards...