@diana_music

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

@keeleywestlife derby, england.

haha..google it! ;) x

6:05PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@lisaathomass

are you performing in pontypridd on saturday? xx

6:05PM Thu, July 22 2010

@LuciieeLovesJLS

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

6:05PM Thu, July 22 2010

@evilnoob

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

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@KezzaDee

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

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@ciarancallan

to walk in the same direction of the ocean currents

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@Emloy93 Tamworth, UK

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

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@KingGaga_

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

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@DanielFielding

because they can't walk frontways or backways?

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@PixLuRaKe_Vamp

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

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@CherryTree__

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

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@Rebecca_JLSxx Scotland

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

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@chriswb

They just walk sideways :p

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@JazzyDanielsUK

Haha that is so random :) xx

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@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

@Greeeens Kent, England

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

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@Jagsy07 London

they just like a bit of banter!

6:06PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@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

@JordanHampton

Anychance u coming the portsmouth sometime?

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@himartinhere

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

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@kirstbaybee

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

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@Clumsyflic

they physically can't walk forwards or backwards

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@EmilyMcFLYx Hampshire

google it ;)

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@TyroneTheSats

lmaooo!!! leave her alone haha x

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@toonarmy98

love ur tweets diana, retweet the answer tho sweetie xxx

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@ryanwilliams01

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

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@Ossyref Oswaldtwistle

evolution

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@ShaunaSmithx

your so random x

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@Darrenmckay1985 Aberdeen

when crabs are drunk they walk normal...

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@pettittsa

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

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@Emloy93 Tamworth, UK

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

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@McNikNak

irrelevant, but Llamas cannot reverse :]

6:07PM Thu, July 22 2010

@katiejmac09 My house :)

Its the only way their legs bend! Xx

6:08PM Thu, July 22 2010

@ian_s2

@CharliesVamp1 does a good crab dance lol xxx

6:08PM Thu, July 22 2010

@Ricky2009

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

6:08PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@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

@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

@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

@DOOLAN77 Lincolnshire UK

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

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@dsleathem

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

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

@LaurenLuvsJLS

pahah random much?

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

@Gashead1984 Bristol

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

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

@mattywatsonuk Leeds, UK

their jeans are too tight

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

@clarkbatfan

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

6:09PM Thu, July 22 2010

@_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

@_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

@_hannabell

Eaten by predators.

6:10PM Thu, July 22 2010

@1hale Plymouth

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

6:12PM Thu, July 22 2010

@garysymons

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

6:12PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@clarkbatfan

Damn right i did ;)

6:13PM Thu, July 22 2010

@sweem001 England

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

6:13PM Thu, July 22 2010

@DooRose ÜT: 52.168919,-...

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

6:13PM Thu, July 22 2010

@PixLuRaKe_Vamp

i do

6:14PM Thu, July 22 2010

@KellyPhilps ÜT: 51.516962,-...

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

6:15PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@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

@ian_s2

diana needs to see it

6:16PM Thu, July 22 2010

@TyroneTheSats

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

6:16PM Thu, July 22 2010

@GoGoGadgetJake North west London

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

6:16PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@PixLuRaKe_Vamp

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

6:18PM Thu, July 22 2010

@Emloy93 Tamworth, UK

haha x

6:18PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@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

@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

@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

@clarkbatfan

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

6:31PM Thu, July 22 2010

@Metroinuendo Newray

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

6:31PM Thu, July 22 2010

@sarah_JLS_moore

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

6:35PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@clarkbatfan

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

6:37PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@lostinmyminds iPhone: 53.5120...

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_crabs_walk_sideways

6:44PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@fleegl3 now here

crabs got piles- too sore to walk properly

6:54PM Thu, July 22 2010

@boothy20 Bolton

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

6:59PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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

@GrandMasterGabe New York

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

9:21PM Thu, July 22 2010

@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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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?

haha..google it! ;) x

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

are you performing in pontypridd on saturday? xx

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

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

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

to walk in the same direction of the ocean currents

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

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

because they can't walk frontways or backways?

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

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

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

They just walk sideways :p

Haha that is so random :) xx

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

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

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

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

they just like a bit of banter!

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

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

Anychance u coming the portsmouth sometime?

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

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

they physically can't walk forwards or backwards

google it ;)

lmaooo!!! leave her alone haha x

love ur tweets diana, retweet the answer tho sweetie xxx

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

evolution

your so random x

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

when crabs are drunk they walk normal...

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

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

irrelevant, but Llamas cannot reverse :]

Its the only way their legs bend! Xx

@CharliesVamp1 does a good crab dance lol xxx

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

pahah random much?

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

their jeans are too tight

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

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

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

Eaten by predators.

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

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

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

Damn right i did ;)

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

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

i do

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

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

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

diana needs to see it

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

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

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

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

haha x

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

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

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

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