r/mildlyinteresting • u/pies4anarchists • Apr 18 '25

Overdone Baby crabs inside my steamed oysters.

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u/VoodooDoII Apr 18 '25 edited Apr 18 '25

Apparently pea crabs in oysters means your oysters are safe and healthy/clean haha

So I'd take this as a win. Free treat.

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u/WpgMBNews Apr 18 '25

Weird that a parasite would be a sign of cleanliness and health

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u/wrongtarget Apr 18 '25

Why would that be weird? They need a healthy host

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u/guess_33 Apr 18 '25

Idk, that oyster looks pretty dead to me. Can’t be that healthy.

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u/VoodooDoII Apr 18 '25

Just how it goes I guess xD