User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Plum Daimyo Hermitaur (4th Gen)/@comment-26516708-20160523125923/@comment-26516708-20160525125225

Well, crabs IRL can be pretty dangerous. I saw a guy get a flesh wound from one once.

So basically, magnify that by like I dunno, 100-1000, and you have a dangerous creature that must be defeated with hot butter/swords and guns.