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Why DO crabs walk side ways ? I can think of a lot of guesses but what is the actual reason? Or do they just walk side ways?

6:05PM Thu, July 22 2010

Image_normal @keeleywestlife derby, england.

haha..google it! ;) x

6:05PM Thu, July 22 2010

390761_10150470084225489_516475488_8503948_151959278_n_normal @businessnutter Bath

the question we must ask is does it really matter? although can you imagine if humans did so?

6:05PM Thu, July 22 2010

Cbe6a6059db90b77e5ee0545846a03ac_normal @lisaathomass

are you performing in pontypridd on saturday? xx

6:05PM Thu, July 22 2010

Lucieelovesjls_normal @LuciieeLovesJLS

haha how random :P and I hav no idea :) xxxx

6:05PM Thu, July 22 2010

Photo_16_normal @evilnoob

it's more the question, why do we walk forward?!!

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

88377a9dab0a5431908a79b57d1c55f0_normal @KezzaDee

i think they just like walking sideways :L weird creatures <3

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

313723ccee0b1704c6f2fcfec8a71315_normal @ciarancallan

to walk in the same direction of the ocean currents

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

0db2d791e3667c3109197894b0958947_normal @Emloy93 Tamworth, UK

well what i wna no is how many times are you gona kill me?

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

Cf14eb5ff58857c5aa91dd9b110e9ea9_normal @KingGaga_

They haven't heard your amazing voice yet :>)

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

1eb06b3ed3544dbea362e0c624254991_normal @DanielFielding

because they can't walk frontways or backways?

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

109692552_normal @PixLuRaKe_Vamp

omg dont get me started on crabs.. but i saw u met rachel furner omgggggggggg xx

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

Dwunio4ed8rsdkeo6pfp_normal @CherryTree__

omg LOL you're so amazingly random, google it? ;) xx

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

5659f8eea54e376a3126da0b648f8bd1_normal @Rebecca_JLSxx Scotland

maybe because they wont trip like we do when we walk forwards! ;P

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

70e0b1e08e2685bafa84ca904b2a82e4_normal @chriswb

They just walk sideways :p

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

0375fcc02d6e82f743b9a1b5f427129f_normal @JazzyDanielsUK

Haha that is so random :) xx

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

Profile_normal @Tonihill79

Because of their legs, they have so many they would end up tripping over them, much easier to walk sideways!!!

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

17dd42e0bf7312d2fbdd91daa4552da4_normal @Georgia_GAx Reading.

I asked someone this the other day and they just looked at me like 'what'. I'm so glad you wonder the same :')

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

541584_10150793321340482_585730481_12005035_346648373_n__2__normal @Greeeens Kent, England

I actually love you because of that last tweet. Amazing.

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

A3c4cead916243b8d11899cfbe02f6d3_normal @lady_from_oz

that Diana I would like to know as well, one of the great mysteries of the world

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

Joejoe_normal @Jagsy07 London

they just like a bit of banter!

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

395819_2940497943957_1006424242_33029485_646566562_n_normal @seanjnugent

They DONT walk sideways - theres a crab place and they gave me a crap and i brought it to the beach - it went forwards!

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

Cute-animals-1_normal @xRoisinC95x

Apparently its cos thats how their legs bend and its easier for them to get into small places etc. lol xx

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

F10dc3a1d525dc6bc4ba1ad0e3648e22_normal @JordanHampton

Anychance u coming the portsmouth sometime?

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

Twitz_normal @himartinhere

They don't. It's just because their heads are on sideways.

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

9000e8b318bdb4b9f5f8c01aee2a77df_normal @kirstbaybee

will be good t see you in dec with the JLS boys :) hopefully meet ya all :) xx

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

Twitterprofilephoto_normal @Clumsyflic

they physically can't walk forwards or backwards

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

Rushmoor-20111030-00539_normal @EmilyMcFLYx Hampshire

google it ;)

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

_e2_80_a2_20tyy_normal @TyroneTheSats

lmaooo!!! leave her alone haha x

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

Keisha___me_normal @toonarmy98

love ur tweets diana, retweet the answer tho sweetie xxx

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

173d424b96fcedc1fae017bf9428aea9_normal @ryanwilliams01

the things that you have on your mind ey?! ha

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

Image_normal @Ossyref Oswaldtwistle

evolution

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

5a5a8c0d06a94b53fffae615b384502a_normal @ShaunaSmithx

your so random x

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

S6300081_normal @Cath_93 Sunderland

oh D ,you make me laugh why are you tweeting about crabs at 11oclock! Haha <3

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

Edinburgh_20castle_normal @Darrenmckay1985 Aberdeen

when crabs are drunk they walk normal...

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

E4f394c8-1869-4c27-ad45-f3a1d5172750_normal @pettittsa

Here's one answer.... http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_crabs_walk_sideways

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

0db2d791e3667c3109197894b0958947_normal @Emloy93 Tamworth, UK

she shud fukin reply! haha, why do i even follow her!

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

Kelcaledit_normal @McNikNak

irrelevant, but Llamas cannot reverse :]

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

Cfea617a6bfb0dc8daa30a0ec44900f8_normal @katiejmac09 My house :)

Its the only way their legs bend! Xx

6:08PM Thu, July 22 2010

24399b13c277c02b9b92a6cccba6d4d7_normal @ian_s2

does a good crab dance lol xxx

6:08PM Thu, July 22 2010

38ic707nvym8ypayvljq_normal @Ricky2009

lol i think they just walk sideways! no reason really.

6:08PM Thu, July 22 2010

0u2yv3pj_normal @DuaneOates England Birmingham

I thinks it's been scientifically proven that they do it just cuz it looks cool!!

6:08PM Thu, July 22 2010

A8719b01d8b8d92668cc6148477ad2c3_normal @Deb_GA_Monster

lol that was a random tweet :P i dont have a clue, but im scared of them :| haha xx

6:08PM Thu, July 22 2010

Mwh_normal @team_diana Diana_World

it's coz of the way there legs bend, they cant walk forwards only sideways, and it helps them hide in smal spaces/holes :P

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

53e3441d89619ef62ec4e6cb426fc58b_normal @holzmerrygold in your fridge.

it's so birds get confused when they try and eat them. Man i'm a coolkid for knowing that! Sundaaay <3

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

7dd136d288191a1082a63bd1031e5bdc_normal @DOOLAN77 Lincolnshire UK

simply because thats the way there legs bend helps them hide in gaps :-)x

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

308da00d-a03c-49f2-ba4e-872294e567e2_normal @Chewie84

think its something to do with their skeletal structure and the way plates interlock but don't twist so they can't move forward

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

F9b5f3f2326fd2ff6b1aa8fda4d0a8e7_normal @dsleathem

they're actually walking forwards but you keep looking at them side on. ;0)

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

Ec227ab1fa49e7e3e1a14b56ab088464_normal @LaurenLuvsJLS

pahah random much?

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

Jackson_205_2001_normal @Gashead1984 Bristol

that's the way they can see. Its just the way it is x

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

F0b36ce1b368f1d7c4c331be2d93e957_normal @mattywatsonuk Leeds, UK

their jeans are too tight

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

25ea7b6d369ca6f00f4e039dd7b64430_normal @clarkbatfan

because of the articulation of the legs... apparently.

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

59697270_normal @_hannabell

I think its because their legs are too small for their body so they'd fall over otherwise, or something to do with not getting

6:10PM Thu, July 22 2010

Istjwyonhgd_normal @_catheriine_ Stornoway,Scotland

don't they just need 2 pee so bad they try and hold it in and just end up walking that way

6:10PM Thu, July 22 2010

59697270_normal @_hannabell

Eaten by predators.

6:10PM Thu, July 22 2010

28487_10150191431470501_537405500_12544435_1892548_n_normal @1hale Plymouth

Look http://is.gd/dCBec it gives you the answer. Also http://is.gd/dCBrR

6:12PM Thu, July 22 2010

247792_10150258001774458_638384457_9014787_7038842_n_normal @garysymons

you blates just googled that in the hope of getting a reply from Vickers ;)

6:12PM Thu, July 22 2010

Me_20_3d__normal @imawinterflower Liverpool, England,UK

its cuz of the joints in their legs! It helps them squeeze into holes to hide from things tha wana eat them! y do I kno lol :)x

6:13PM Thu, July 22 2010

25ea7b6d369ca6f00f4e039dd7b64430_normal @clarkbatfan

Damn right i did ;)

6:13PM Thu, July 22 2010

Leaving_0501_normal @sweem001 England

http://yhoo.it/9dpxGO Yahoo Answers FTW!

6:13PM Thu, July 22 2010

298883946_normal @DooRose ÜT: 52.168919,-...

what a random question...... Do you have an answer?

6:13PM Thu, July 22 2010

109692552_normal @PixLuRaKe_Vamp

i do

6:14PM Thu, July 22 2010

Da89be76c191236cd7cf73165adafcc9_normal @KellyPhilps ÜT: 51.516962,-...

cause walking sideways is more fun than walking normally :')

6:15PM Thu, July 22 2010

Pidm_normal @kaisei49

theyr just made to walk like this! if they cud walk like us theyd have done it ages agooo.

6:15PM Thu, July 22 2010

Marlon-brando--a-streetcar-named-desire_normal @Nick_O_Larse

I don't know but...a man who walks through airport doors sideways is going to Bangkok.

6:16PM Thu, July 22 2010

24399b13c277c02b9b92a6cccba6d4d7_normal @ian_s2

diana needs to see it

6:16PM Thu, July 22 2010

_e2_80_a2_20tyy_normal @TyroneTheSats

haha she should & i don't even know :) x

6:16PM Thu, July 22 2010

Image_normal @GoGoGadgetJake North west London

that's who America invented side walks for!! (honestly I crack my self up)

6:16PM Thu, July 22 2010

Image_normal @AnitaJBell

I think its to do with the way their eyes are positioned, they can't see forwards and so walk sideways.......I think :s

6:18PM Thu, July 22 2010

109692552_normal @PixLuRaKe_Vamp

one crab to the left one to the right and clap those claws LOL x

6:18PM Thu, July 22 2010

0db2d791e3667c3109197894b0958947_normal @Emloy93 Tamworth, UK

haha x

6:18PM Thu, July 22 2010

24399b13c277c02b9b92a6cccba6d4d7_normal @ian_s2

you should film yourself doing the crab dance and put it on youtube. you would get 1 million hits x

6:20PM Thu, July 22 2010

N100000012361076_1878_normal @haidee1 earth

cause of how they're legs are positioned, they physically cant walk forwards....i think thats why anyway!

6:24PM Thu, July 22 2010

Af2d045ee492e2be428c216ca04a7b4c_normal @iamjessca

it's just the way their joints work, but not all crabs walk sideways. spider crabs can walk in all directions. they are freaky!

6:25PM Thu, July 22 2010

13e7ccd0-c918-426a-b2ec-30c4b48fc8db_normal @gracelcfc

con if only herd still played for city he'd have been in nandos tonight with the others & it would have been my chance! haha xx

6:29PM Thu, July 22 2010

25ea7b6d369ca6f00f4e039dd7b64430_normal @clarkbatfan

haha i thought exactly that when you tweeted earlier hahaha! xx

6:31PM Thu, July 22 2010

Mcf_normal @Metroinuendo Newray

evolution has meant that their legs can't move forwards or backward

6:31PM Thu, July 22 2010

Chipmunk_normal @sarah_JLS_moore

you were incredible at peterborough , brought a tear to my eye .. xx

6:35PM Thu, July 22 2010

13e7ccd0-c918-426a-b2ec-30c4b48fc8db_normal @gracelcfc

none of the current players even match him so it was a let down..i dont even dare look at his fb profile :$ xx

6:35PM Thu, July 22 2010

25ea7b6d369ca6f00f4e039dd7b64430_normal @clarkbatfan

should have asked them for his mobile number! Missed opportunity grace ;) xx

6:37PM Thu, July 22 2010

13e7ccd0-c918-426a-b2ec-30c4b48fc8db_normal @gracelcfc

excuse me you dont know me but i want your friend (who isn't here)'s number, thanksss seee ya! would it have worked? ;) xx

6:41PM Thu, July 22 2010

N501058962_413045_7952_normal @lostinmyminds iPhone: 53.5120...

25ea7b6d369ca6f00f4e039dd7b64430_normal @clarkbatfan

If you did it like that, and i was them, i'd have given you the number :) xx

6:48PM Thu, July 22 2010

9y6juteswib4mk54osdc_normal @fleegl3 now here

crabs got piles- too sore to walk properly

6:54PM Thu, July 22 2010

Image_normal @boothy20 Bolton

So they can keep their eyes and their pincers facing the threat while still running away.

6:59PM Thu, July 22 2010

9002fc83-1363-4ad3-9036-56587bae4428_normal @Matt__1974 Wellington, Somerset,UK

crabs walk that way because their legs are made to bend under their bodies so they can't rotate them to walk forwards.

7:44PM Thu, July 22 2010

Sexypic217_normal @GrandMasterGabe New York

That's the way their legs bend Diana.¡ =p

9:21PM Thu, July 22 2010

Default_profile_5_normal @SaintPaul29

Hiya, ive always wondered that about crabs too, did anyone tell you the reason? x

3:26AM Fri, July 23 2010

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