Can the 3-meter-long killer crab be eaten? Is it delicious?

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Tadpole is getting ready

because

Crab season is coming

Speaking of eating crabs

People in different regions have different views and habits

Tianjin people: There are nine rivers in Tianjin, and rice is more expensive than crabs

Shandong people: Crabs are the freshest if they are caught directly from the sea and steamed on the boat!

Shanghainese: My grandfather's generation was so poor that they could only eat Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs to survive

This is poverty.

Jiangsu people: Eating crabs requires eight tools: scissors, hammer, axe, scraper, fork, tweezers and spoon. After eating, you have to restore the crab to its original shape.

Ahem! Everyone, wipe your saliva!

Let’s get down to business with Tadpole-kun——

Let’s talk about the “weird things” about crabs!

Crabs belong to the order Decapoda, class Soft Shell, phylum Arthropoda

Translated into vernacular,

Has 4 pairs of walking legs

and a pair of fighting claws

You can remember "Full" like this

Why do you mention this?

Because there is another crab-like

But it is a "spy" among crabs

Often misidentified

They are hermit crabs

A typical hermit crab looks like this

I don't need to teach you to distinguish, you won't admit your mistake

Like the coconut crab, which belongs to the hermit crab family

If you're not careful you might mistake it for a crab, right?

Count

Hermit crabs have only six legs (walking legs)

Most crabs have eight legs.

This is the biggest difference between hermit crabs and crabs

Coconut crabs also have six legs

Who is the real "crab"?

Let’s talk about it

Those who are free

Other than pots, pans, spoons (not necessarily)

Weird crabs

The largest crab: killer crab

According to body type

The biggest crab is the killer crab in the picture below.

Macrocheilus gunnii

Nearly 3 meters long

Standing up, it is 1 meter tall

Even his body is as big as a basketball

Reminds me of War of the Worlds

The fear of being dominated by monsters

But it's not that scary

Fishermen in Zhejiang and Fujian often catch

As a big guy on the seabed

It can act arbitrarily

It feeds on fish and various crustaceans.

So

Why on earth is he called the "Killer Crab"?

Will it really kill people?

Don't be afraid

This is just a translation error

It doesn't kill people

Only eats various kinds of rotten corpses (seems even more scared)

So I got a "Dead Man Crab"

English common name

Translated into Chinese, it is called "corpse-eating crab"

Finally, it was rumored to be a "killer crab"

As for whether or not you can eat it...

Killer crabs are not only edible

And the meat is delicious

It will be made into steamed food, sashimi, etc.

Because of the high meat

Crab meat after breaking the shell

Will make crab meat siu mai

The main consumers are Japanese

And they invented special tools to eat it.

The heaviest crab: King crab

According to weight

The fattest crab is the king crab

Paralimnid giganteus

Body width 41 cm

The average weight is about 30 catties

Almost like a three or four year old kid.

King crab grows in

Western and Southern Australia Oceans

Loves to eat various small crustaceans

Of course, he couldn't escape his fate of being eaten.

Crabs that walk vertically: Monk crab

Well-known

Crabs walk sideways

But this kind of crab does not want to be "conventional"

I just have to walk vertically

It is the family of monk crabs

Among them, the

A kind of crab called "short-toed monk crab"

The legs of the monk crab are white

Carapace is bluish purple

The monk crab is not big

Body length not exceeding 2 cm

Weight 2g

Because they like to gather in large groups to find food

The mighty appearance looks like an army

So it is also called "soldier crab".

The reason why the monk crab can walk straight

Thanks to its relatively narrow body

Unlike oval crabs

The wide and hard shell prevents us from moving forward

Crabs who love to change into new clothes

The crab's "shell" is like their

Wearing a layer of "bulletproof vest"

Body Type President

But the bulletproof vest will not grow

At this time

Crabs are about to "exchange their old shells for new ones"

Crab before changing its shell

The new shell has grown

They also remove the old shells.

Calcium carbonate is first absorbed into your body fluids

Inject it into the new shell

So the new shell will become harder and harder

Crabs shed their shells more than once in their lifetime

From big-eyed cubs

To crab larvae and young crabs

Until the crab

Generally speaking, it will shed its shell at least a dozen times.

The frequency of molting is affected by environment, age, and nutritional status.

Etc.

Sometimes I take it off every two weeks.

Sometimes I take it off once every two months.

Crab

After talking about so many wonderful facts about crabs

I just hope you can get to know them outside the dining table.

After all, crabs are not only delicious

Interesting and novel places

It should also be known

If you like crabs

Let’s communicate in the comments section!

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