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Subject: Re: [DNA] A case for mtDNA utilization?
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:25:35 EDT



In a message dated 7/13/2007 8:17:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
writes:

I'm imagining the procession of crabs it took to carry Amelia Earhart's
bones to the hidey hole. How big were these crabs?




OK Dora, I'll provide the soundtrack....

The crabs go marching two by two hurrah hurrah
The crabs go marching two by two hurrah hurrah
The crabs go marching two by two
The little one stops to gnaw his bone
And they all go marching
Down to the ground
To hide their bones
BOOM BOOM BOOM....

As to their size -- up to 9 lbs, and can lift up to 64 pounds:
_http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/Coconut_crab_
(http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/Coconut_crab) Interestingly the age span is 30-60 years, so perhaps
today's oldest crabs DO have a memory of where they carried these bones --
maybe that little one that stopped to snack on his bone ;)



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