Tatus o Coconut-Eating Crab

[medjz]

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omang mani sa amoa.. di mani nila kan-on since plenty man ang crabs sa dagat ug sapa.. hehe

[jenjensingapore]

hahaha sa camotes ra jud ki kita ani nya for export pa jud
mkapalit ra ang lokals sa rejects kay ang dagko
mahal ang palit sa exporter

aphrodisiac diay ni?
hmmmmm balik tingale ko camotes para masuwayan ni

[ceejay_love_4]

scavenger man ni... omang ni cya nga dako... eats dead animals, animal and human waste, etc.. hehehhe... pero lami man nang hugaw...lol

[OmegaRed]

kalame ba ani oi.. wa pa jud ko ka tilaw ani...

[D'NightCrawler]

wa pa ko ka kaon sa duha..so pwede both?

[PaulG]

Murag dili na jud ko katilaw ana kay, kanang coconut crab (Birgus latro), also known as tatus in Batanes is a threatened species. According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, "Buying, using, gathering, possessing and/or transporting [this] species are prohibited under Philippine laws (Republic Act No. 8550, Sec. 91, 92 and 97; Fisheries Administrative Order 202 and 20 and international treaty (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, CITES)."

kuyaw na basig madakpan pa ko.