I had some at SeaStar in Lanham. They use to get them in and sell them steamed like regular blue crabs. They tasted good but were expensive.
the price i saw on a video was $3.50 per pound. But since each crab was about 2 pounds - that's like $20 for 2 crabs.
Have you seen videos of the open markets in Asia/China? That crab is nothing compared to half the stuff there.
Mr. Ray - I have indeed - but i think i'm more shocked that there was another "crab" here in the atlantic.
Here's a pic of a market in HK. The front lower left has large mantis shrimp. Not sure the species name.