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[Kingfucius]

Why is the nose of the Crab that long ? Might break the neck easily in real life.

[Alcom Isst]

Because it looks cool. One of the great things about Battletech is the wide variety of its crazy mech designs from the more humanoid designs to the long and beaky birds to the big guns on legs. Also quads.

Edited by Alcom Isst, 01 January 2019 - 10:08 AM.

[Novakaine]

They modeled it on the South Texas Long Nose crab.
A nasty little beast if ye ever saw one.
Don't let the cuteness fool ya.
Pinky toes beware!

Edited by Novakaine, 01 January 2019 - 10:45 AM.

[Lykaon]

Novakaine, on 01 January 2019 - 10:45 AM, said:

They modeled it on the South Texas Long Nose crab.
A nasty little beast if ye ever saw one.
Don't let the cuteness fool ya.
Pinky toes beware!

Pedantic fact check incoming...

That crustacean in the picture is an Atlantic blue crab ( Callinectes sapidus) and not a Longnose spider crab (Libinia dubia)

Although the longnose crab is found in the waters of south Texas it is also present along the entire eastern coast of North America as well as Cuba and the Bahamas. Libinia dubia is not particularly associated with south Texas nor is it commonly refered to as a "South Texas Long Nose crab" well at least not outside the region of South Texas

Edited by Lykaon, 01 January 2019 - 11:17 AM.

[Tarl Cabot]

Long Nose crab

Edited by Tarl Cabot, 01 January 2019 - 03:11 PM.

[Novakaine]

Dear fellow Carcinologist
The fore mentioned species is found abundantly on the southern coast of Texas.
A true student of Carcinology would recognize this as the southern coastal variety.
Based on the more aggressive stance as opposed to the north eastern genus

[Monkey Lover]

Looks more like a Hermit Crab to me

[Grus]

Alcom Isst, on 01 January 2019 - 10:00 AM, said:

Because it looks cool. One of the great things about Battletech is the wide variety of its crazy mech designs from the more humanoid designs to the long and beaky birds to the big guns on legs. Also quads.

Oh god he mentioned quads...

[Tarl Cabot]

Crab porn!!!

[DarkDevilDancer]

Grus, on 01 January 2019 - 02:55 PM, said:

Oh god he mentioned quads...

Four legs good two legs bad!