Last month a woman in the UK, opened a tin of Princes Tuna Chunks to find a tiny creature with prominent black eyes and a tail looking back at her. Zoe Butler, 28, from Nottingham, was opening the canned fish for her
daughter's dinner but screamed in horror when she saw what looked like a
"gut sack" with eyes.
Dr Hany Elsheikha, associate professor of veterinary parasitology
at the University of Nottingham, told the paper it could be some form of
"juvenile crab."
Ms Butler, who bought the £1 tin from Asda in the Arnold area of the city, complained to Princes. Now the mistery is solved and as it seems the creature Butler found in her tuna was an immature Megalopa, or a type of crustacean.
In actuality, the Megalopa would have been absolutely harmless if Butler
and her family went on to unknowingly eat it. Even the tongue-eating
louse, which museum scientist Stuart Hine told The Telegraph
may also be the organism’s identity, would have been perfectly harmless
if ingested. Truth is, we probably unknowingly eat way more disturbing
things than baby crabs on a regular basis.
Also, if you’re not purchasing “dolphin safe tuna,” chances are your
tuna salad contains a few more ocean creatures, a few of which are
considered endangered. The Independent reported method used to catch tuna in non-eco-friendly fisheries also traps dolphin, sharks, turtles, and even albatross.