They tried to make a break for it

But now they will be just breakfast...

Stuttgart, Germany (AHN) - A group of crayfish almost successfully escaped from being served as a sumptuous meal for seafood lovers until they were captured by on-lookers.

According to a local paper, the crayfish were already scuttling down the street when they were noticed by authorities on-lookers who promptly informed authorities.

Police lost no time in rounding up the fugitive crayfish returning them to the Asian restaurant where they had escaped by squeezing through gaps in the grating at the top of the tanks.

Watch out. Just when you think you've caught them all, a few escape and alert their friends! Don't say I didn't warn you.