October 19, 2014

Don't Go In The Water: Crabzilla Spotted Off British Pier?

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The website Weird Whitstable, dedicated to oddities of this British resort town, posted a picture on Saturday that should give anyone pause to go into the water.

According to the Daily Mall: "The seaside town might be famed for its oysters, but this incredible image could soon have visitors flocking to Whistable in the hope of catching Britain's biggest crab.

"The photograph, which has been shared online, appears to show a crustacean that is at least 50 ft-wide lurking in shallow water."

Others, though, have said it is a clever hoax.

The aggregate website "This " Crabzilla'="" was="" 'spotted'="" on="" Google="" Maps,="" and="" doesn't="" seem="" real="" due="" to="" its="" size.="" Still,="" the="" creature="" supposedly="" lurking="" by="" the="" mouth="" of="" Kent="" Harbour="" in="" the="" U.K.="" is="" something="" you'll="" want="" to="" take="" a="" look="" at.="" This="" thing="" isn't="" just="" big;="" it="" would="" dwarf="" an="" entire="" pier.="" Even="" the="" thickest="" pair="" of="" water="" shoes="" won't="" protect="" you="" from="" this="" thing's="" pinch."
At first Quinton Winter, the curator of Weird Whitstable, thought the image showed a sand formation, but now thinks otherwise.

"Speaking to the Daily Express, he claimed that he saw the giant creature close to the shore when he took his son crabbing last summer," the Daily Mall reported.

"He said' target='_blank'> 'At first all I could see was some faint movement, then as it rose from the water I thought, 'that's a funny looking bit of driftwood.'"
The largest known species of crab is the Japanese spider crab, which can measure more than 12 ft. This crab is four times that size.

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