re: what if Louisiana had the coconut crabs

Okay, I admit it, I'd never heard of coconut crabs and looked up some info.

You all might be interested in this part:

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The pincers of the coconut crab are powerful enough to cause noticeable pain to a human; furthermore, the coconut crab will often keep its hold for extended periods of time.

Thomas Hale Streets reported a trick used by Micronesians of the Line Islands to get a coconut crab to loosen its grip: "It may be interesting to know that in such a dilemma a gentle titillation of the under soft parts of the body with any light material will cause the crab to loosen its hold."[34]

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