The beautiful crab is exactly like the Doraemon donut, but no one dares to eat it

Accordingly, just one small piece from this crab is enough to kill an adult!

Flower egg crab, green egg crab or shawl crab, respectively English names are Floral Egg Crab, Green Egg Crab, Shawl Crab, scientific name Atergatis floridus, is a species of crab living mainly in the tropical Indian sea - Pacific Ocean belongs to the family Xanthidae.

Flower egg crabs have a relatively narrow oval shape, with a smooth surface and smooth edges. They have large and smooth claws with a black spoon-shaped tip, males are usually larger and smaller than females.

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Image of adult crab eggs.

With young flower egg crabs, their lovely appearance will make people immediately think of the Dorayaki donuts that often appear in the famous Doraemon manga.

However, the meat of this species is poisonous, even when cooked, when consumed, the poison does not decompose and often leads to death. These toxins are synthesized by bacteria of the genus Vibrio that live in symbiosis with crabs, and toxins similar to those found in puffer fish, such as tetrodotoxin, and also saxitoxin, which are the main toxins involved in shellfish poisoning.

Flower egg crabs occur in the eastern Indian Ocean from Southeast Asia, south to Australia, to Rottnest Island in Western Australia and possibly Sydney in the east, their father's range extending east through western Thailand Binh Duong to Hawaii.

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Young crab eggs with a very similar appearance to the cake that Doraemon likes to eat.

In Vietnam, they are often found living in shallow coral reefs around islands in the central region.

Flower egg crabs often live in shallow, sloping seas, where there are coral and rubble. They are mainly nocturnal.