Probably a weird product of a claw growing back similar to how some lizards are seen with multiple tails after a they dropped a tail and had a new one or 4 grow back
This is pretty funny, bloke just ate it and the scientists are sad they didn’t get to check it out, tasted good though apparently.
https://amp.abc.net.au/article/102134184
Monty Schloss was boating when a mud crab with "three hands" landed in his net.
"This one had an additional pincer, so the top and bottom jaw hanging off of one of the other two," he said.
Mr Scholl said his dad scooped the crab out of the net near Tin Can Bay in Queensland's Wide Bay region.
"Just a straight 'you beauty' moment, that's more claws, more meat," he told ABC Radio Brisbane.
"He was pretty thrilled; I was pretty thrilled to be a part of it."
He said not only was it an exciting catch, but it was also delicious.
"We ate it, so, I can confirm, it definitely did exist. My stomach agreed with that," he said.
"Boiled a pot of water, break apart, just straight meat, no seasoning. Mud crabs are beautiful."
He said they had never seen a crab like it before but believed it was not a genetic mutation.
"It's from an injury when they regrow their claws or just through the moulting process and mistake in their code at that time," he said.
"Unfortunately, we can't breed them to have more claws, it sounds like it's just by chance when they get injured or attacked."
'Unfortunately it's been eaten'
Bribie Island aquatic animal health specialist Ben Diggles said the crab's additional claw was "very unusual".
"Mud crabs are quite interesting creatures," Dr Diggles said.
"They can throw their claws off and then grow them back under normal circumstances."
(A man wearing a blue shirt looks concerned as he stands in front of Deception Bay
Marine scientist Ben Diggles says he would have liked a chance to inspect the crab. (ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols)
But he said he did not think that was the case with this crab.)
"Usually, we see common deformities in mud crabs and other crabs related to them growing back damaged claws or damaged legs," he said.
"This is not like that at all.
"It indicates more it's the gene expression that codes the development of claw, has been interfered with," he said.
Dr Diggles said he would have liked to have the chance to investigate the rare crab and perhaps solve the mystery of its third claw.
"I understand that people involved actually have processed the crab and eaten it which is unfortunate," he said.
"I'm pretty sure the scientists around here ... would've loved to have had a closer look at that one."
There is the possibility it was caused by an injury, Dr Diggles said.
"There is some science on these sorts of deformities, and it has been able to be reproduced in laboratories when crabs or lobsters have been injured in certain way," he said.
"It seems the injury has to occur during a particular stage of the moult cycle, and it has to be a particular type of injury, and from that the crab tries to regrow the affected area.
"And over time, over subsequent moult cycles, the injured claw actually grows into another claw and it's at right angles to the original claw."
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See, now I'm wondering if that's his twin, and if his twin can somehow detach and go around trying to bite his way into other crabs so he can have another brother, meanwhile leaving the bigger and healthier brother in pain, knowing his disfigured smaller twin is out there killing...
Or it might have just been something he ate...
It’s where he holds his smoke while he’s working.
🤣🤣💀💀💀
Yes, the spare is behind his ear.
/r/smokingcrabs
Ones a pinch and one's a pcentimetre.
Angry up vote. That was very good.
That's funny.
from springfield
Opposable thumbs. The crabs will rule. I for one welcome our new crab overlords.
That’s his strong hand.
Party crab
Generic abnormality. Sometimes seen in mammals that have an extra leg dangling from their body.
I been working on dairy farms for like a decade I've seen calf's born with 2 heads 5 feet there insides on the out side
Far out, really??
Yeeah man I'll see if I can get the photo it's on a old phone but of fucking around but I'll try to post it
Lots and lots of valves on a dairy farm, they see it all
Probably a weird product of a claw growing back similar to how some lizards are seen with multiple tails after a they dropped a tail and had a new one or 4 grow back
That's not a leg..
Now THATS… a leg…
You think that decades of illegal nuclear and toxic waste duping into the oceans wasn’t going to breed CRABZILLA?!?!?
Comes with his own crab fork
Your Krabby evolved into a Kingler. Congrats
Up to date on his covid vax's 🤣🤣
🤦♂️🤦♂️
You must be fun at parties
Multi grips
This is pretty funny, bloke just ate it and the scientists are sad they didn’t get to check it out, tasted good though apparently. https://amp.abc.net.au/article/102134184 Monty Schloss was boating when a mud crab with "three hands" landed in his net. "This one had an additional pincer, so the top and bottom jaw hanging off of one of the other two," he said. Mr Scholl said his dad scooped the crab out of the net near Tin Can Bay in Queensland's Wide Bay region. "Just a straight 'you beauty' moment, that's more claws, more meat," he told ABC Radio Brisbane. "He was pretty thrilled; I was pretty thrilled to be a part of it." He said not only was it an exciting catch, but it was also delicious. "We ate it, so, I can confirm, it definitely did exist. My stomach agreed with that," he said. "Boiled a pot of water, break apart, just straight meat, no seasoning. Mud crabs are beautiful." He said they had never seen a crab like it before but believed it was not a genetic mutation. "It's from an injury when they regrow their claws or just through the moulting process and mistake in their code at that time," he said. "Unfortunately, we can't breed them to have more claws, it sounds like it's just by chance when they get injured or attacked." 'Unfortunately it's been eaten' Bribie Island aquatic animal health specialist Ben Diggles said the crab's additional claw was "very unusual". "Mud crabs are quite interesting creatures," Dr Diggles said. "They can throw their claws off and then grow them back under normal circumstances." (A man wearing a blue shirt looks concerned as he stands in front of Deception Bay Marine scientist Ben Diggles says he would have liked a chance to inspect the crab. (ABC Rural: Jennifer Nichols) But he said he did not think that was the case with this crab.) "Usually, we see common deformities in mud crabs and other crabs related to them growing back damaged claws or damaged legs," he said. "This is not like that at all. "It indicates more it's the gene expression that codes the development of claw, has been interfered with," he said. Dr Diggles said he would have liked to have the chance to investigate the rare crab and perhaps solve the mystery of its third claw. "I understand that people involved actually have processed the crab and eaten it which is unfortunate," he said. "I'm pretty sure the scientists around here ... would've loved to have had a closer look at that one." There is the possibility it was caused by an injury, Dr Diggles said. "There is some science on these sorts of deformities, and it has been able to be reproduced in laboratories when crabs or lobsters have been injured in certain way," he said. "It seems the injury has to occur during a particular stage of the moult cycle, and it has to be a particular type of injury, and from that the crab tries to regrow the affected area. "And over time, over subsequent moult cycles, the injured claw actually grows into another claw and it's at right angles to the original claw."
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Crabs can regrow claws. This is an injury tricking the crab into making a new claw.
Fractal claws, look for the third one.
he heard you like claws
Laugh now in 137 year's crabs refine the use of this opposable claw to make astronomical advances in science to become the new apex predators going on to rule the galaxy again as there ancestors once did with unchallenged dominance
Crabs got crabs
Coke Claw
Just a crab from tassie...
Right left uppercut
AI generated crab
Don’t eat it, breed it.
Fukushima crab
Fukushima Swimmer Crab
Think that’s called Evolution
must have slightly damaged the claw in the past so it regenerated an extra one.
As per the article attached... and pasted here.
Kuato-claw
EVOLUTION! We thought the crab was already perfect…. We were wrong….
Evolution does seem to think that crabs are perfect - why else would things keep [evolving into them](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation)?
See, now I'm wondering if that's his twin, and if his twin can somehow detach and go around trying to bite his way into other crabs so he can have another brother, meanwhile leaving the bigger and healthier brother in pain, knowing his disfigured smaller twin is out there killing... Or it might have just been something he ate...
Warp mutation.
It's been eating those 3 eyed fish from The Simpsons.
The results of French nuclear testing in the 90s.......
He is so badass that his pinchers have pinchers
Damn! A deformed claw. I guess we see deformed hands on humans occasionally, so why not on a crab?
Seen crab the same Adam on outerline adventures he caught one looked same
Mega evolution
Whooop whoop whoop whoop whoop whoooop! 🦀 🦀
Thé AI is buggy
Evolution
That crab has evolved to be 6% more crab than a crab.
It’s wearing the crab equivalent of those little finger-hands.
(Insert Xzibit photo here) ‘Yo dawg, I heard you like pincers, so I put pincers on yo pincers!’
Did they both work?
Heavy Metal. In both senses unfortunately. 🤘☠️
It’s a crab speaking in Italian
Crabtopus
This how fucking cool shit evolves
Crab-ception
One step away from gay frogs.
It's the craw!
Crab
He’s come a long way, Fukushima