Mating crabs pose hazard for car tyres

Residents in Stuart, Martin County, Florida, say land crabs are taking over the roads, becoming a nuisance and are even causing car trouble. During their mating season they come out of their burrows and onto the streets.



Anthony Ludovico is a local mechanic who said he’s changed more than double the normal amount of flat tyres this past week, and he thinks the crabs could be to blame. “Recently, we’ve been having a lot of tyres come in with punctures and there’s nothing in them," said Ludovico.

"Just repairing the tyres, a flat tyre repair, and there’s nothing inside the tyres.” On Friday, Ludovico said he found what he thought was a land crab claw embedded into a flat tyre. “I didn’t know what it was at first," he recalled. "I thought it was a pen, then I tried to grab it, and it was really hard and hollow.”


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He said a tyre’s rubber is tough, but when it comes to protecting your tyres, it’s better to play it safe and avoid running over anything in the road. “The only thing I could advise is to drive with caution, and watch out for the crabs,” Ludovico laughed.