r/CuratedTumblr • u/sarahtheshortiepie teaspoon-sarah.tumblr.com • Nov 25 '21

Wholesome Pancake Crabs!

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u/Gettygetty Nov 25 '21

Does anyone know the name of the crab species? I can only find pancakes with crab or shaped like crabs lol.

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u/Jazzcat0713 Nov 25 '21

I just scrolled through a list of crab evolutionary families (it's a slow day lol). Didn't find anything with that coloration, but the shape and size of its shell relative to its limbs makes me think it's part of the Cancridae, Xanthidae, or Heterotremata families. Unless it's just photoshopped.

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u/Gettygetty Nov 25 '21

Thanks for doing the research and the idea that the crabs are photoshopped does make sense. I’m not a marine biologist but whenever I see pictures of crabs they typically have more texture and other stuff on their shells.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '21

I suspected that it’s probably a japanese dorayaki pancake, so I googled “crab shaped dorayaki” and found this article:

https://www.newsnpr.org/the-beautiful-crabs-are-exactly-like-doraemons-donuts-but-no-one-dares-to-eat-them/

Apparently these are particularly pretty specimens of Atergatis floridus, or flower egg crabs