Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Crabs of the World - #2 Japan

"Man with pubic lice"
(Scene from the 12th century Yamai no Soshi - Scroll of Diseases & Deformities.)
[Blogger really hates this image: it keeps disappearing as censor-bots freak over the title then get overridden.
I'm going to tint it a non-flesh color and re-post below - just as an experiment.]


"Man with blue pubic lice"
[Let's see if the censor-bots react the same way to an image without flesh-tones.]


Japanese spider crabs can grow to 13 feet across and can weigh 40lbs.

57 comments:

  1. That spider crab is made of nightmares!

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  2. Such a fascinating creature. That's creepy and delicious, but inferior in both respects to the unholy 'coconut crab'.

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  3. We could not imagine that! Very intersting post!

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  4. Ive eaten spider crabs before in Japan....they are om nom nom!

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  5. First image won't load, which if it's just pubic lice is a good thing.

    However, 13 FT ACROSS ARE YOU FOR REAL?! That's insane

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  6. It's japan, everything is possible there!

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  7. I want to crack its head open with a rock and eat its long, delicious legs.

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  8. That looks like it feeds on our tears.

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  9. I was probably the first person to think that looks tasty.

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  10. Do not want!
    13 feet across, 40 pounds?!

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  11. I'm absolutely certain the Japanese would know how to make yummy cuisine out of that, but I will be certain to never lay out on the beaches there.

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  12. He looks delicious actually, I could make alot of crab cakes with him

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  13. @ mind - yup. You'd shave too if the eggs were going to hatch into Japanese spider crabs.

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  14. Great! Now I won't be able to sleep tonight.

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  15. Your top image is broken... And me personally, I like to think of small insects that choose to live on my body as honored guests, if nothing else.

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  16. @ Brut - it keeps coming and going. I think the title and the fleshy color keeps spooking google's censor-bots.

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  17. Hello ,

    I like your new pictures :)

    no, unfortunately I've never written about lukas:)!


    wish you a great time!


    with love

    MARIZA
    http://mar-iza.blogspot.com/

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  18. Craps are great, and every person who don't agree with this should deal with it.

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  19. That razor is awful close to his junk, and it's an awful big razor.

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  20. It's like starship troopers, except with crabs!

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  21. I remember seeing that crab when I was little, it freaked me out. Still freaks me out to this date.

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  22. That's one creepy-ass crab

    http://lunch-timeconversations.blogspot.com/

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  23. lol YUM! Btw, I gave you an award, check out my latest post :D

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  24. Lawl. Second image is win. First is broken again :)

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  25. The second picture...welp, that's like seeing Grandpa naked x_X

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  26. I would love a 13 foot spider crab. I'd ride that thing slowly into the sunset.

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  27. Doesn't look like there's much meat in those legs!

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  28. Darn tootin', I wouldn't want one of them there Japanese crabs on my nads.

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  29. Interesting experiment with the censor bots there. This data may be useful in the future!

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  30. that is one scary ass lookin'
    what ever it is
    dang

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  31. Is that a straight-edge razor or a toothbrush that he is using? I need to get me a copy of that scroll.

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  32. deep fried spider crabs are so tasty.

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  33. Man! I'd hate to wake up naked in a room with that!

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    toastburnt.blogspot.com

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  34. LOL at the censorbots and that the blue pic is still alive and well.

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  35. WTF is that thing??!!

    (a crab... i know... but still)

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  36. I wonder who would win a fight between Censor Bot and Robo Cop.

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  37. I think they both would make fine bar-be-que items!!

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  38. I wonder how that crab would taste in a broth?

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