CRAB
Crabs do walk sideways: crabwise, crabbing over, crabbing across, etc. You will have seen this at the beach or on tv. The articulation of their legs makes this the best means of getting about, though some crabs can swim walking sideways is their main means of getting about.
Crabs do wave or drum their pincers as a form of communication, they tend to be aggressive towards each other; in particular the males fighting for the right to mate, or for a secure nook in a rocky coast where caves are limited. However, crabs are occasionally observed working together as families to find food.
The crab’s life if fraught with danger, from the moment the larvae floats away from the safety of the eggs stuck to the mother’s belly, to those road crossings memes, to the most dangerous of all: moulting when every part of the crab has to be detached from the old shell from the eyestalks and mouth parts, to the legs of course, and even the lining of the digestive tract.
The crab is firmly established in the stars and in the zodiac, but has found little fame in stories and legends.
Really, the crab is one of the most accessible of creatures, easily caught with a piece of bacon and some string. Or when passing someone crabbing it is easy to look at the crabs in their bucket, maybe comment on the colour or the size of this one or that. A quite forgettable experience, particularly amongst all the excitements of the seaside visit. And this is the true nature of the crab, sure, initially joyful to see, to experience, as many creatures are, but easy to forget once stepped away.
Forgettable, save for a habit of walking sideways. Perhaps not the first costume to choose for a fancy dress party, even with those exotic pincers and crabwise legs you would still be forgettable.
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