Where can one purchase pet hermit crabs in the UK? [more inside]
posted by K.P. on May 29, 2009 - 2 answers

What can I do with crabapples? [more inside]
posted by grobstein on Sep 16, 2008 - 8 answers

Help me eat this delicious Chinese crab dish. [more inside]
posted by ghost of a past number on May 27, 2008 - 12 answers

Why don't we ever see insects as large as a coconut crab walking around? [more inside]
posted by fnerg on Jan 30, 2008 - 15 answers

Where can I buy live dungeness crab in San Francisco? The closer to Market and Castro street, the better.
posted by tumbleweedjack on Jul 21, 2007 - 5 answers

Does imitation crab meat actually taste good and what can I do with it? [more inside]
posted by GardnerDB on May 26, 2007 - 30 answers

On a visit to a park lake in mid-southern Illinois today, I encountered many little muddy burrows in the ground, ranging from one to two inches across. I spotted little digging crab claws in one of the more freshly-muddied holes; others looked less recently dug. My search skills fail me as to what these critters could be. The lake was fed by a small stream, and the town (Sparta, IL) is a bit less than 20 miles from the Mississippi.
posted by luftmensch on Apr 1, 2007 - 9 answers

I was given a wee bookmark from my friend with an image from an apparently well-known Korean folktale. My friend, (who is Korean) doesn't know the folktale. Neither do I. But I have a burning desire to find out. [more inside]
posted by typewriter on Jan 28, 2007 - 7 answers

Hmm... ruh-roh. I've just developed a craving. Where can I get really good crab in the San Francisco Bay Area? [more inside]
posted by symphonik on Apr 10, 2006 - 8 answers

Where is the best place in SF to buy live crabs? I have a hunger for some tasty seafood.
posted by atom128 on Feb 17, 2006 - 4 answers

So I live in a tourist town in Florida. Every third shop in the main strip area sells hermit crabs. Well, one of these shops doesn't just sell hermit crabs, it sells HUGE hermit crabs. What I'm wondering is: has anyone ever eaten one? [+] [more inside]
posted by u.n. owen on Jan 9, 2005 - 21 answers

AnotherLostChildren'sBookFilter

I am looking for two children's books by the same author. One is about a carved wooden indian in a canoe that makes an amazing journey. The other is about a hermit crab as it makes its way through various new shells. My 3rd grade teacher read them to us, and I loved them, but I can't remember anything useful like author or title. Thanks!
posted by omphale27 on Dec 31, 2004 - 8 answers

Crawly linguistics: What is the association between crabs (the crustaceans) and cancer? We all know the zodiac sign of the crab is called "Cancer", Cancer is also the genus of some crabs, and I've just discovered that other crabs are of the genus Carcinus, which sounds very close to "carcinogen". What's the reasoning and history behind this?
posted by Jimbob on Oct 12, 2004 - 3 answers