Man gets pedicure from a flesh eating crab

Originally published at: Man gets pedicure from a flesh eating crab | Boing Boing

2 Likes

Finally, the secret recipe of the Crabby Patty has been revealed!

4 Likes

Why yes…yes you are.

Inglourious Basterds Bingo GIF

3 Likes

This seems like a very close variation on the ‘fish pedicure’ thing that some spas do; except presumably less distasteful(for the moment) because the odds that the flesh-eating aquatic lifeforms aren’t (yet) being reused by multiple beauty hackers in succession.

2 Likes

My first thought exactly. Seems kinda gross, sure, but everybody benefits.

2 Likes

Clark Ashton Smith has entered the chat.

Illustration by Serhiy Krykun

2 Likes

As L. Sprague de Camp observed, “Nobody since Poe has so loved a well-rotted corpse” as Clark Ashton Smith. His weird tales are so grotesque and fun.

image

3 Likes

This is of course how some other sea creatures make their living, cleaner shrimps and cleaner fish. Other animals come to them to take off dead skin and any parasites. Humans are apparently welcome too if we are interested – I’ve seen video where one checks the teeth of a smiling diver.

2 Likes

This topic was automatically closed after 5 days. New replies are no longer allowed.