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Giant crabs colonise Rome’s ancient ruins....

The freshwater crab ‘Potamon fluviatile’ was already known to survive in small numbers in rivers and waterways from Sicily to Tuscany, where it generally grows to a length of about 4 cm.....

In this patch of land, rarely visited by humans and crossed by many tiny rivulets, the crabs are routinely growing 50% bigger than normal.

The crab grows to a size of 6 cm in length, and they think that is "giant?"

22 posted on 10/28/2005 4:15:35 PM PDT by RedWhiteBlue
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Giant Crabs!
24 posted on 10/28/2005 4:26:08 PM PDT by Yardstick
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