Giant crabs make Antarctic leap

[dipsydoodle]

King crabs have been found on the edge of Antarctica, probably as a result of warming in the region, scientists say.

Writing in the journal Proceedings B, scientists report a large, reproductive population of crabs in the Palmer Deep, a basin cut in the continental shelf.

They suggest the crabs were washed in during an upsurge of warmer water.

The crabs are voracious crushers of sea floor animals and will probably change the ecosystem profoundly if and when they spread further, researchers warn.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14803840

[sellitman]

1. I thought this was about Michelle Bachmann visiting the Antartic

:rofl: :rofl:

[cliffordu]

2. Time to get some butter and garlic and KILL THE CRABS!!!!