World of the Bizarre

Man falls ill after eating live crab to 'punish' it for pinching his daughter

By T.K. Randall
October 30, 2022

Image: Japanese Spider Crab
Credit: Takashi Hososhima / CC BY-SA 2.0 (adapted) The 39-year-old, who hails from Zhejiang in eastern China, had been enjoying a family day out to a nearby river when his young daughter was suddenly pinched by a small crab.

Her father - seemingly blind with rage - became obsessed with 'punishing' the crab for having the audacity to do harm to his daughter and decided that the best way to get revenge was to eat it.

Rather than cooking it, however, he placed the entire crab in his mouth and ate it alive.

For a time, he seemed no worse-for-wear, but then two months later he started to develop intense back pain and ended up having to go to the hospital."We repeatedly asked him if he had ever eaten game, or anything unusual, anything that could cause allergies," said one of the doctors. "He said no to all."

It wasn't until his wife volunteered the story about the crab that the truth of the situation was realized - eating the crustacean raw had infected him with at least three types of parasites.

Fortunately, following a course of treatment, he went on to make a full recovery.

It's unlikely that he will be 'punishing' any more crabs in future, though.

Source: SCMP.com

Tags: Crab