Peter A wrote:
> I was served a dozen raw oysters the other day and about half of them
> had small, live crabs in them. On the one hand it was a sign of real
> freshness, but I did not know if this has any relation to the quality of
> the oysters. Crabs aside the oysters looked pretty sad, so I sent them
> back, but I am curious about the crabs.

Oyster crabs, they're considered a delicacy.

http://www.answers.com/topic/oyster-crab

http://www.biolbull.org/cgi/content/abstract/114/2/146

Sheldon