Animals: Crayfish claws its way off menu to stardom

Online footage capturing the moment a crayfish fled for its life from a boiling hot pot has made the plucky crustacean the hottest creature on Chinese social media. In the video, the crayfish is seen dragging itself out of the pot of spicy soup after being dropped in, struggling to escape from certain death. The video quickly spread across social media platforms, with thousands of people touched by its lust for life. According to a report by the National

Fisheries Technology

Extension Center, China produced 899,100 metric tons of crayfish in 2016, making it the largest crayfish breeder in the world.