Ficha Online de la pelicula Blue Jasmine (2013). HBO's official website contains schedule information, original video content, episode guides, polls, bulletin boards, and more! British beach after freezing conditions give them hypothermia. By. Daily Mail Reporter. Updated. 1. 8: 3. GMT, 5 January 2. Thousands of dead crabs have washed up along the Kent coast, with environmental experts believing the cold weather in Britain is to blame. The Velvet swimming crabs - also called devil crabs - are thought to be victims of Britain's coldest December in 1. More than 4. 0,0. Britain's largest swimming crab - are littering beaches around Thanet, along with smaller numbers of whelks, sponges and anemones. Thousands of them: Crabs washed up on the beach at Palm Bay, Margate, are thought to have died of hypothermia. Britain's coldest December in 1.
Coastal warden Tony Sykes said: 'We suspect that climate change and warmer weather has lured the crabs towards the shoreline.'They could also be attracted to these waters looking for kelp, to feed on.'We believe the sudden temperature drop causes the crabs to suffer from hypothermia and die.'It is the second year in a row that icy temperatures have killed sea creatures in such large numbers. Sad discovery: Dr Alasdair Bruce, one of the experts studying the dead crabs. It is the second year in a row the beaches have been littered with the sea creatures. Last year, the Environment Agency set up an inquiry amid fears a mystery virus could be to blame. But an inquiry concluded the deaths were linked to the cold weather. SNAPPY GUIDE TO THE 'DEVIL' CRABThe Velvet swimming crab (Necora puber) has bright red eyes and fine hair covering its shell - from where it gets its name. It is the largest swimming crab found in British coastal waters (with a shell up to 8cm wide). Found from northern Norway to the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Also native to parts of Africa. Its rear legs are flattened for swimming. They have been known to attack and consume smaller crabs. Thanet Coast Project Manager Tony Childs says he is surprised at the large numbers of crabs which have died.'We.
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