Maybe so, says an article on Discovery News. Latest theory - she and her navigator perished as castaways on the remote South Pacific island of Nikumaroro after an emergency crash landing. Possibly having been eaten by giant coconut crabs which are the scariest bugs on the planet
(OK, probably not technically a "bug" but still the largest land animals with exoskeletons up to 3 feet, capable of cracking coconut shells with their giant pincers. Or you know, human bones).
(OK, probably not technically a "bug" but still the largest land animals with exoskeletons up to 3 feet, capable of cracking coconut shells with their giant pincers. Or you know, human bones).
**shudder**
I'm going to have nightmares now.
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I say freaky. The 9 year old boy child says, "Cool!"
I have seen crabs like that, in Tahiti. I was terrified and ran away while my hosts just about fell over laughing--apparently if you're used to them, you aren't scared.
There were coconut crabs in Vanuatu as well but they sure weren't THIS big! Probably because they were a regular feature on local restaurant menus....
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