Shrimp defends himself and bites a woman who tried to cook him alive

A TikTok video showing an unusual incident at a restaurant has gone viral on social media, generating a lot of reactions among Internet users. The video, which was recorded in an Asian establishment, shows a woman who tried to eat a live mantis shrimp, which triggered an unexpected reaction from the animal.

In the video, the woman, accompanied by other people, decides to record the moment in which she was going to eat the shrimp, using chopsticks to hold it. The shrimp, still alive and showing active movements, resisted being immobilized. The woman brings it close to a deep plate with water, which contained other shrimp that were already dead, but in her attempt to return it to the container, the shrimp jumps onto the table and, in an act of defense, bites the woman on the hand.

The woman screamed as she tried to remove the shrimp, but restaurant staff were unable to help her immediately. The video cuts off before showing whether they managed to remove the animal.

The incident has sparked a debate on social media about the cruelty of certain culinary practices, while other users took it with humor, calling the incident a case of “instant karma.” The viralization of the video has brought into question culinary practices that expose animals to situations of suffering.