A Florida crab is armed and I still have to hear about how New York's rats carry whole slices.

'Stabby Crabby': Crab Goes Viral for Flashing a Blade at a Florida Man and His Dog

A crab on a Florida beach raised a small blade in its claw at a man and his dog, and footage of the standoff went viral. The animal held the knife-like object aloft in a threat display instead of scuttling away, and neither the man nor the dog was harmed. Biologists note crabs will brandish anything they can grip when cornered, meaning the crustacean was almost certainly bluffing.

Source: 'Stabby Crabby': Crab Goes Viral for Flashing a Blade at a Florida Man and His Dog — The Straits Times

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