Phatthalung, Phatthalung residents were excited after finding a large, strange crab weighing 400 grams. It is believed that it was lost in the sea waves during the tsunami. Experts are waiting to determine what type of crab it is.This strange crab was found in Tambon Tamode, Amphoe Tamode, Phatthalung Province. It looks like a slender-clawed chicken crab. It is a very rare crab and is near extinction. It weighs about 400 grams. Its shell is 8 cm wide and 10 cm long. Its left and right claws are the same size and are 14 cm long. Its legs are 10 cm long.Mr. Somnid Chuchai said that at 5 am, his son went out to tap rubber and accidentally found this crab behind the house. It had both claws raised and was eating grass. The area behind the house was a cement floor and a hole. The surrounding area was a vegetable garden. It is assumed that this crab probably lived in this hole and came out to eat grass and vegetables. His house is about 4 km from Khao Banthat Wildlife Sanctuary and about 500 m from the canal.The son had never seen such a strange crab before, so he caught it and locked it up. He called the people in the house and neighbors to come and see. Everyone said that they had never seen such a strange crab in their lifetime. Now they have contacted officials from the Phatthalung Provincial Fisheries Office and related officials or experts to come and check what species it is. If they want to take it for further study, they are happy to do so, because if they keep it, they do not have enough knowledge and are afraid that it will die.When asked where it came from, I personally think it might have been lost in the high waves that swept up in the sea since the tsunami in the South, and it probably just kept coming in.Source: Thai News Agency