The named creatures illustrate the rule about animals lacking flowing blood: their mere death in water does not spoil it on that basis.
This concerns the water’s purity. It does not establish that every such creature is edible or harmless; those are separate legal and practical questions.
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Impurity in Stagnant and Running Water, Large Ponds, and Aquatic Creatures
The named creatures illustrate the rule about animals lacking flowing blood: their mere death in water does not spoil it on that basis.
This concerns the water’s purity. It does not establish that every such creature is edible or harmless; those are separate legal and practical questions.