Crabs can be cute

[rug]

unless they're crawling out of your ass.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

1. exoskeletons are cool!

And crabs are hilarious. Love 'em.

[intaglio]

2. Umsey-numsy spider crab

Seriously tasty

[Paulie]

3. So that's how you peel them out of the shell

I've been doing it wrong by cooking them. Doh!

[In_The_Wind]

4. They can do that ???

[sakabatou]

15. Yes they can

Same as some other shelled creatures.

[In_The_Wind]

16. I know about shedding their shell/skin but ...

unless they're crawling out of your ass.

[NYC_SKP]

5. I'll never forget the morning I found crabs.

Ah, college days.

[Beacool]

8. As for you..........

[In_The_Wind]

9. I only found one crab one time.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. That is just so wrong.

[Beacool]

7. What the hell just happened there????

Did it shed its shell?

[pinboy3niner]

10. Just think of them as Crab Number One and Crab Number Two. nt

[Wounded Bear]

11. I guess now I know what they meant...

when they told me to pull my head out of my ass.

[Xyzse]

12. The physical mechanics of it all eludes me...

[IntravenousDemilo]

13. The second crab doesn't seem too happy with the first crab.

[IntravenousDemilo]

19. Oh, I think I get it now!

The "first crab" is the old shell that the "second crab" has just sloughed off through moulting!

Yes…?

[pinboy3niner]

21. Yep. When his old shell was just dragging him down, he had an escape claws.

[Demo_Chris]

14. Captain Sig would know what's happening here...

But I damn sure don't.

[pinboy3niner]

17. Most people who've eaten soft-shelled crab have an inkling about this

My understanding is that crabs molt, shedding their outer shell. The new shell remains soft for a time before it hardens, and crabs harvested at this time can be battered and fried whole and eaten, shell and all. This dish is probably associated most with Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs (I don't now if other crabs are eaten this way).

This is open to correction, as I haven't looked up any actual science-y stuff like facts about this.

[Demo_Chris]

26. crazy! nt

[sakabatou]

18. Capt. Sig?

This captain and his crew?

[Demo_Chris]

25. That's him!

[sakabatou]

27. You know, ever since Phil Harris' death

Deadliest Catch went down. Hell, I think it got cancelled.

[Demo_Chris]

28. It's not cancelled. I still like the show. :)

[Vashta Nerada]

20. Molting.

Gross. But oddly appetizing.

[mockmonkey]

22. I have 2 Hermit Crabs

This is Amin, he's the oldest.

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The other crab doesn't have a name and is maybe the size of a golf ball. I am told that Hermit crabs are social beings. Amin is not allowed to have friends. He finds them delicious and not in the David Frost kind of way.

I'm so glad that he moults under the sand and eats his old self out of sight. They are not the most attractive looking creatures especially when you see their bottom as they change shells...bleech!
But then again, I'm not a crab and maybe his pale looking rear quarters might actually be really sexy...or not.

[progressoid]

23. They can also steal your video camera.

[pinboy3niner]

24. LOL!

It's even better in fullscreen!

[Packerowner740]

29. Needs moar butter