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Offline sam

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Pictures: Crab Swarms Overtake Island—Mystery Solved
« on: September 05, 2010, 04:42 »
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Migrating Christmas Island red crabs congregate on a beach in the Australian territory of Christmas Island (map) in an undated picture.

A new study solves a longstanding mystery surrounding the crabs: how the the normally sedentary species has the stamina to "undergo one of the most arduous migrations on Earth," in the words of study co-author Lucy Turner. 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/08/photogalleries/100903-christmas-island-crabs-swarm-migration-science-pictures/?now=2010-09-03-00:01#/christmas-island-crab-swarms-migration-explained-crab-pile_25586_600x450.jpg


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Re: Pictures: Crab Swarms Overtake Island—Mystery Solved
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2010, 11:19 »
 :lobster:  ;D
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Re: Pictures: Crab Swarms Overtake Island—Mystery Solved
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2010, 11:23 »
 :laugh:
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