Red crabs can't be eaten because it contains a toxin in its body, which can damage the intestinal mucosa of human body. Most of the red crabs live in humid places, the red crab's food is mainly fallen leaves, fruits, flowers and saplings; the red crabs are active during the day, and basically inactive at night under low temperature and high humidity conditions.

But in many of the world's high-grade seafood list, Australia's red crab ranked among them, Australia's red crab into the high-grade seafood market, it shows that Australia's red crab can eat. However, it should be made special treatment, in the process of processing, the Australian red crab's toxic anthranilic acid removed, in order to eat.

Red crab habits?

1, red crabs each out of their burrows, will automatically form a large team, the stronger male crabs walk in front, passing through the place is a reddish color. They rely entirely on their sense of the sea temperature to recognize the direction, by the ability to avoid obstacles is poor, so no matter whether it is a residence, or a parked car, all across.

2. In the dry season red crabs hide in bushes, often digging burrows at the roots of trees. During the dry season, they block the entrance to their burrows so that they are in a position to maintain high humidity levels for up to two to three months of the year and effectively disappear from the wilderness. This greatly aids their growth in the relatively nutrient-poor rainforests.

The above reference? Baidu Encyclopedia - Australian Red Crab