"I didn't ask him where on the island he got it, Venti said he won it but Natsuno told me he found it. I'm not sure if it was actually the prize, and if so he should ask for something better." A pause because something occurs to him, "I also don't know if he still has it. Do you think he's keeping a crab in his room and feeding it?"

Would the Captain even allow that? Something he hadn't created to be brought onto the ship? Well unless he did create it - in which case it's odd that he made the one and the lake here isn't full of ten thousand crabs.

"Maybe you should keep a branch from one of these shrubs and compare it to the next excursion." Which had better be murder or Max is never signing up for one again.