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Judi Lynn

(160,631 posts) Sat Sep 22, 2018, 12:47 AM Sep 2018

Mean And Angry Canadian Crabs Are Wreaking Havoc On Coastal Ecosystems

21 September 2018, 10:22 pm EDT By Diane Samson Tech Times

Scientists describe the Canadian crabs that migrated from Nova Scotia to Maine as aggressive and angry — very much unlike the stereotypical Canadian.

The variety of green crabs are threatening to cause problems in the local ecosystem, demolishing eelgrass, and eating soft-shell clams.

Researchers from the University of New England have studied about 200 Canadian green crabs for a paper that will be published in the coming months.

Angry Canadian Crabs
According to researchers, the green crabs from Nova Scotia are the same species as the green crabs that have been living in the waters of Maine. However, unlike the aggressive migrants, the local green crab populations are described to be "meek and chill."

More:
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/234475/20180921/mean-and-angry-canadian-crabs-are-wreaking-havoc-on-coastal-ecosystems.htm

Someone needs to get right over there and straighten out these green crabs!

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Mean And Angry Canadian Crabs Are Wreaking Havoc On Coastal Ecosystems (Original Post) Judi Lynn Sep 2018 OP

How do they taste with melted butter? Historic NY Sep 2018 #1

"Someone needs to get right over there and straighten out these green crabs!" Easy, just offer them cstanleytech Sep 2018 #2

LOL. john657 Sep 2018 #3

They are here too KT2000 Sep 2018 #4

They're like, where's Justin? torius Sep 2018 #5

We need to build a wall! Canoe52 Sep 2018 #6

Historic NY

(37,453 posts)

1. How do they taste with melted butter?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 12:50 AM

Sep 2018

Asking for some friends.

cstanleytech

(26,320 posts)

2. "Someone needs to get right over there and straighten out these green crabs!" Easy, just offer them

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 12:51 AM

Sep 2018

a free hot bath followed by a massage where butter is rubbed all over their bodies.

john657

(1,058 posts)

3. LOL.

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 12:56 AM

Sep 2018

Funniest thing I've heard today.
Very good.

KT2000

(20,588 posts)

4. They are here too

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 01:19 AM

Sep 2018

I live in Dungeness Washington. This is a potential crisis for the indigenous crabs, Dungeness, as they will take over their habitat. Fish and Wildlife are monitoring the shores and picking out as many as they see. They will not be able to clear the ones in deeper waters though. They are said to have arrived on the bottom of ships as it is near a busy shipping lane.

torius

(1,652 posts)

5. They're like, where's Justin?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Sep 22, 2018, 02:38 AM

Sep 2018

Who is this creep, he's oranger than we are! Where's our health care? No wonder they're mad.

Canoe52

(2,949 posts)

6. We need to build a wall!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2018, 04:22 AM

Sep 2018

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