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Colourful Queensland Coral Crabs

August 19th 2008 06:57
Queensland coral crab coral reef fishing
The coral crab (Charybdis cruciata) is ornately decorated with distinctive red bands and blotches on a cream body. It has a relatively smooth shell without spines at the edges, and the hindmost pair of legs are equipped with paddles adapted for swimming.
Tropical Queensland coral reef crab fishing

As the name suggests, these crabs inhabit coral reefs where they feed on smaller crustaceans and mollusks. They are generally caught by recreational fisherman using baited pots or witches hats.
These are cone shaped nets about one metre across the base and a metre in height. A float is attached to the top and the bait is suspended in the net so that the crab becomes entangled.
coral crab Great Barrier Reef Australia
Male
Australian Great Barrier Reef Coral Crab
Female

The females, known as Jennies, should be released. They can be identified by a broader tail curled under the shell. Coral crabs are good to eat, whether served hot or cold.
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Grotesque Forward Walking Spanner Crabs

August 15th 2008 07:07
Grotesque forward walking spanner crab
In Queensland there are three varieties of crabs subject to commercial fishery; blue swimmer crabs, mud crabs and spanner crabs.
Spanner crabs (Ranina ranina) are so named for their claws which are shaped like an adjustable spanner (wrench).They have a bright red shell, usually with white dots, and they move forwards and backwards, rather than sideways like other crabs. Males grow to about 15 cm across, females to about 11.5 cm.
Queensland Spanner crab fishing seafood export

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You Want Me To Cook What?

July 29th 2008 15:12
bizarre bush tucker kangaroo stew recipe
Bush Tucker

As there has been a recent increase in new E-mail subscribers to Rawfish I thought it was time I communicated more directly with the readers. What is it that you, the reader, would like to see me to cook?

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Rock 'n' Roll Plus Gleaming Chrome At Wintersun Festival

June 8th 2008 12:01
Wintersun Girls Rock 'n' Roll Dancing
The Annual Wintersun Festival held at the border towns of Coolangatta and Tweed Heads has drawn thousands of nostalgic revelers to celebrate the best of the 50’s and 60’s.

Australia's leading Rock & Roll retro event celebrated with more than 100 bands and performers, dancing, movies, and competitions over eleven days


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Multi-Million Dollar Boats For Sale

May 27th 2008 20:28
mega-yacht luxury power boats
The 20th Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show brought multi-million dollar sales, breaking records and proving it is the number one Australian boat show. A snapshot of 15 exhibitors – only a fraction of the full exhibitor list - confirmed actual sales for them at the Show of close to $A150 million with more expected in the coming weeks.
The feeling of the major exhibitors was that the show was positive and for many beyond their expectations. Tim Sayer, Managing Director of R Marine, said that the Show had the best vibes of any in the world.
Paul Smithson the Gold Coast builder of Sunrunner said Sunrunner exhibited seven boats from their range and sold all but one, with multiple orders for some


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Riviera's Power Boat Of The Year

May 23rd 2008 13:49
Riviera Power Boat of the year
Riviera 48 Offshore Express
Queensland boat builders Riviera have won the award for ‘Power Boat of the Year’ for the second year running at the prestigious Australian Marine Awards, staged by the Australian Marine Industries Federation, last night at the Marriot Resort in Surfers Paradise.
The company, which has been building boats on the Gold Coast for the past 27 years, won the coveted prize for the Riviera 4400 Sport Yacht with an infusion moulded hull and Volvo Penta IPS propulsion.

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Million Dollar Boats at Sanctuary Cove

May 17th 2008 04:52
Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
Australia’s biggest and best nautical showcase, the 20th annual Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, will be held on the Gold Coast from Thursday, May 22 to Sunday May 25.
There will be almost 400 boats on the water alone, stretching more than 5 kilometres if placed stem to stern, plus hundreds more boats and marine products in four large pavilions and throughout the waterfront areas.
Riviera Luxury Boats Superyachts
Now recognized as a leading event in the Asia-Pacific region, the 2008 show has 448 exhibitors booked for on-water, pavilion and open-air displays. With close to 120 marine product world and Australian launches, the show has drawn keen interest from international and Australian buyers


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FUTURISTIC 'FEMALE' ROBOT (LINK)

December 31st 2007 12:37
FT Robot
Tomotaka Takahashi, researcher and inventor at the University of Kyoto, has introduced his latest robotic creation.

The ‘Female Type,’ or FT for short, struts and poses with movements modeled on the human female


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Lobster Tales

October 30th 2007 04:45
southern rock lobster
There are many species of marine and freshwater crayfish native to Australian waters. All are edible, and indeed are highly prized delicacies.

The names ‘lobster’ and ‘crayfish’ are both used to refer to the marine crayfish from Australia, although true lobsters; marine crayfish with large claws, are not found in Australia


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Pineapples Are Flowers

October 14th 2007 03:07
pineapple flower
Contrary to popular opinion, a pineapple is not a fruit but a collection of three parted flowers with unique water absorbing leaf scales.

Native to the tropics and subtropics of Central and South America, it was first domesticated in the high plateaus of South America where it was used by cannibalistic tribes to sweeten the carcasses of their victims


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Chinese restaurant employee reveals secrets (or: What is really in your Chinese food?)

July 6th 2007 18:56
It's an urban legend that Westerners love to promote... what really is the meat in a Chinese restaurant? How can I get a 200-item buffet for just $4.98? Why is this chicken so chewy?

Well, a former employee of a big restaurant in China let open with all the goods
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Pizza and Porn: together at last

July 4th 2007 02:42
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Canada Day and The Logdriver's Waltz

July 2nd 2007 00:26
July 1st was Canada Day, and I did nothing to celebrate it, unless you can call gorging on BBQ duck and grapes a celebration of Canadian heritage.

I've never done anything big on Canada Day, except for that summer that I lived in the capital city, Ottawa


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G-spot augmentation

June 28th 2007 18:48
Plastic surgery will probably be around for a long time, as people are always going to desire to customize their bodies. Like a souped-up Honda. Or stickers on your pencil case.

The latest thing? Revitalizing your sex life with a collagen injecting into your G-spot. The San Fran Gate has an article describing the growing trend
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Map of Europe in the year 1000

June 25th 2007 05:29
Map of Europe year 1000 AD
Man, things have sure changed.

Take a look at the map of Europe in the year 1000.
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Amateur singer stuns Simon Cowell with powerful voice

June 21st 2007 04:12
Britain's Got Talent is the name of a talent competition in the UK, similar to the Gong Show, but with buzzers instead of gongs.

It's the brainstorm of professional cynic and jerk, Simon Cowell, whose acidic remarks made American Idol what it is


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Jessica Simpson Photoshop Mistake

June 20th 2007 02:09
Jessica Simpson beach photo Photoshop error
Ah, sometimes the in-house Photoshoppers at the tabloids let things slip... and then you get incredibly bizarre results.

The happy folks at I-am-bored noticed that there's a floating hand giving Jessica the grab. Clearly, Simpson's lover was considered 'too ugly' for the publication and they tried to delete him digitally


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Manly Stuff that is no longer Manly

June 19th 2007 00:03
From The Best Article Every Day, this post about tough guy stuff that lost its edge when it got accepted by the mainstream:

"Once the symbol of nonconformity in a hopelessly conservative political landscape, the tattoo has now become the exact opposite - total conformity posing as nonconformity."

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Passive Aggressive Notes

June 15th 2007 01:55
Note in Fridge
Ha! Sometimes the internet is more than just social networking and streaming music. It's also good for finding niches of interesting/hilarious ideas.

Passive Aggressive Notes is what is claims to be... people submit notes that have that surly edge and the moderator posts them on the site


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Which American accent do you have?

June 14th 2007 03:16
Aussies, stay the hell away from this quiz. Or, conversely, take it and cackle with glee.

After all, Aussies are a group of people that say 'PETER' and 'PITA' the same way


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Engagement Rings are a hoax

June 13th 2007 03:17
We've been duped into thinking that it's one of our most respected traditions - the gift of a diamond from a man to a woman. And we've gone along with it, the size and price of diamonds increasing over the years.

Of course, we're all familiar with the blood diamond, diamonds mined in Africa to help purchase arms for conflicts


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Bridezilla - or the Bride from Hell

June 13th 2007 02:58
Bridezilla
This week on Slate, there's an interesting series of article themed around the wedding, the biggest, most outlandish ceremony that has been conceived by Western society.

I'm not interested in weddings, and my disinterest goes so far as to make me interested in weddings - namely, WHY do other people want them


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Do the Right Thing / Sesame Street mashup

June 4th 2007 22:34
My GOD. This is amazing: scenes from Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing re-enacted with Sesame Street toys.


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Business Card that grows sprouts!

June 4th 2007 18:39
Business card that grows plants and sprouts
I love it when people get original... and I wish I had thought of this!

It's a business card that people want to keep on their desk... dip it in water, and a nest of alfalfa sprouts will emerge from the top of the card


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