How One Crab Got Fuzzy to Live Without The Sun

Yeti crabs have figured out how to live without the sun! All they need is their fuzzy arms, bacteria, and the bizarre, dark oozings of the deep.
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[@godnoble]

I can't get over how that deep sea drone, no doubt costing many many thousands of dollars to design, build, and use, has a fricking plastic MILK CRATE on it.

[@abhimaanmayadam5713]

if it aint broken dont fix it

[@chrism4008]

Probably more like 10s of millions i bet

[@skyfeelan]

2:33

[@ArbrusMN]

Ok but Sarahs outfit is stunning and so well put together!

[@LuinTathren]

I know! She looks awesome!

[@Kasimeran]

Red hair green clothes is just the best combination!

[@DarwinsTable]

I wonder if that raven skull pendant is a Witcher reference.

[@joshuasims5421]

Kiwa Puravida is named for the Costa Rican phrase “Pura Vida”, “pure life”, used there to represent Costa Rican life and culture. Appropriate for a chill crab hanging out right off the costa!

[@luispablogonzalezv4522]

I was about to comment the same thing, specially because I'm Costa Rican myself.

[@royce957]

"negatively buoyant" thank the GODS i have a better term now than "sinky"

[@ShankarSivarajan]

Different, not necessarily better.

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

Thanks for giving me a more fun term than "negatively buoyant".

[@eefn5755]

i cannot think of a better term for “negatively buoyant” than sinky. i don’t know what you’re talking about

[@silent_stalker3687]

@@eefn5755 sinking is a negative word. We need a fuzzy word :3 It’s not conquest... it’s liberation. It’s not imposing values onto foreign nations it’s democracy. It’s not stealing or unequal taxes it’s... redistribution. It’s not racism, it’s racial awareness. It’s not genocide... it’s different normals (Biden himself said this on the China concentration camps.)

[@twosquids]

Feeling a bit sinky this morning

[@edwynbrownart9410]

The extreme survival strategies of animals are mind-blowing.

[@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758]

50% yeti, 50% crab, 100% bizarre

[@lemurpie9381]

@ERA CASTE thanks sherlock

[@jek__]

@ERA CASTE I was tempted to leave some stupid sarcastic comment about how you cant have 200%, mocking people who overcorrect like that with no sense of context. But it turns out someone already genuinely did that for me! :D Ask and ye shall receive I suppose lol

[@lapeez2277]

100% reason to remember the name

[@gewoonik687]

"the crab wannabees" Everything evolves into crabs. Awesume

[@Ninjaananas]

EONS reference there.

[@Caun-88]

There is only one step, and it *IS* crab

[@EmmanQuinones5234]

reject humanity. become crabbe.

[@1BlueYoshi]

I can't wait until humans evolve into something crab-like but not technically a crab

[@NinaDmytraczenko]

++++++++++

[@NinaDmytraczenko]

This is now my life goal.

[@ejstark360]

Too late. My ex wife evolved into that years ago.

[@justinh4462]

Thank you for this comment! I haven't had a genuine laugh in quite some time.

[@hasanmuttaqin464]

i've evolved into crap

[@LaughterOnWater]

I like this host for Bizarre Beasts. She has gravitas and a sense of humor that works for this channel. Well done!

[@SrSecca]

There's a crab of the same genus called Hoff crab. It got his name, because of his hairy chest, as a tribute to David Hasselhoff chest hair ahahahah

[@alexanderheinricher346]

AFAIK, "Hoff Crab" is the common name for K. tyleri: the species that got special mention for its chest hair at 4:08 ^_^ (P.S.: Thanks for this post. I'm surprised this fun fact didn't get mentioned in the video.)

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

"Don't mess with the Hoff!"

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

@@alexanderheinricher346 Thanks for sharing this! :D

[@elektro096]

This was definitely the inspiration for the Gen 7 Pokemon Crabominable

[@frozenjune83]

You beat me to the comment... have a like.

[@james4thedoctor482]

+

[@james4thedoctor482]

@@frozenjune83 LOL Same

[@pastmasterjt6186]

Just so you know that is confirmed that it is :)

[@PinkalohaTheFox]

I feel like it deserves a better design :( it’s such a cool creature with an ugly design

[@abbypage4722]

I learned about these friends while watching Octonauts with my nephew. Children's television is seriously so cool.

[@WireMosasaur]

As with all of these so far I'm like "oh yeah I've heard of those, I guess I should click anyway" but then I always every time learn something absolutely fascinating that none of the hype ever bothered to mention - farming bacteria on the fuzz??? that's so cool. I also never thought about how cold seeps are actually also solar energy- galaxy brain moment there, lol

[@felixhenson9926]

Same

[@موسى_7]

Ha, I learned about bacteria farming yeti crabs from the Octonauts! Seriously, that was an amazing cartoon teaching so much. Seasons 1 and 2 are my favourite.

[@TulipsToKiss]

1. forbidden thoughts: wonder what these things taste like.... 2. GORGEOUS OUTFIT. A+++++

[@cherrkong]

I know... they look kinda delish

[@syafiqjabar]

They eat mostly amino acids and fatty acids. Sounds meaty and fatty.

[@ZeroPlayerGame]

probably not very nice, what with all the sulfur in the water around them

[@kokroax]

1:13 smile face on it's back

[@jimemachadorodriguez4574]

As a Costa Rican, it makes me so proud to know that the crab is named Kiwa Puravida, so awesome. Linda mae, eso es todo un exito!!!!!

[@justincraig398]

I loved that she mocked the sun. It’s so smug and I’m just happy someone knocked it down a peg or two

[@fossilfighters101]

THEY HAVE SMILEY FACES ON THEIR BACKS I LOVE THEM

[@jek__]

Wow, its crazy that the actual tectonic plates themselves move faster than this colony can move. It's like the entire species is a moss colony. It makes me think of the difference between stagnant life forms, moving life forms, groups of life, stagnant life groups, and moving life groups. Changing from relatively nonmoving species to moving speices is kind of a big change, even if the individual life forms themselves could move either way

[@redracerb18]

If we are going crustaceans i really want a pin and video on the mantis shrimp. With its cavuating punches and crazy colors.

[@thishtns]

I've been binging this series (not in order, just picking random ones from the sidebar) and I don't know why, but this is my favorite critter so far? They're all very cool of course but this one is my favorite for, as far as I can tell, no reason whatsoever.

[@fargoflagrant7796]

these guys are so much more ready for the apocalypse than us. shoutout to our distant future crab overlords.

[@kimmykimmie]

It’s my favorite day of the month!!!

[@inksplatter1]

This host did such an excellent job presenting this information! I've been playing a lot of a game called Deep Vents, so I already wanted to know more about the yeti "crab," but this host sold these little fury things so well. I'm so into this channel!

[@isabel.bolivia]

They are fluffy and they dance!!! C'mon, they are amazing!!!!

[@napatora]

🎶 she wore greEeeEeEeen velveEeeEeEetttt🎶

[@johncgibson4720]

1:14 , how can you not notice that they all have a smilely emoji on their top plate.

[@jurassicmark9368]

I honestly love this narrators narration and sense of humour so much 😂

[@Ulthar_Cat]

Truly bizarre beast + bizarre habitat + bizarre symbiosis + bizarre food source + not bizarre, but beautiful dress = this is one of the best videos ever 💜💜💜

[@Denuhm]

"I totally get this, I live in Montana" GURL YOU VALID.

[@MsBlulucky]

I'm not from the US, could someone explain this please? 🙈

[@grieske]

@@MsBlulucky Montana is pretty cold in the winter.

[@sion8]

@@MsBlulucky Montana is not like Siberia, but it's close from what I understand.

[@KTK-mp7iw]

Not related, but I love her outfit

[@StrayVagabond]

omfg right??

[@LuinTathren]

Agreed!

[@0ctopusComp1etely]

These ecosystems seriously sound like something out of a sci-fi backstory, and I'm here for it. Nature is just wild in how tenacious it can be.

[@liizs2863]

1:14 They have little smiley faces on their backs 🙉

[@sethharris703]

i saw the title and was like YETI CRAB YETI CRAB YETI CRAB!

[@Blak2blue]

Omg omg omg those fuzzy arms are perfect for hugging! I’ll hug youuuu little Yettie crabby crab! 🤩😆🥰🥰🥰🥰🦀

[@NewMessage]

Furry claws... of FURY!

[@melodyszadkowski5256]

I am heartbroken. I discovered BBeasts late in 2021 and got onboard with the pin club in April 2022. NOW I discover this ep and realize I will never possess a yeti crab pin. *sobbing quietly as I disappear into the fog*

[@Manj_J]

Me rn but with all the pins they've had so far, plus they don't even ship to my country yet (T.T)

[@Dreeblet]

Does anybody else still the tongue-sticky smiley (:P) on the back of the Kiwa Hirsuta and the kitty-face (:3) on the back of the Kiwa Tyleri ? (1:15)

[@LuinTathren]

Sarah looks amazing! Beautiful and smart! She's a great host!

[@jryddle]

I really wish you guys had a gallery of all the versions of past pins on the website. Even though we can't have them now it's really cool to watch the videos from the past and wonder what colors those pins were.

[@ejstark360]

I'm from Montana! And just like those crabs, I scuttled away from the cold. Also I have hairy claws.

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

I'm supposed to be a Biology student but I can't deny that my first words about this video were: "CRABOMINABLE'S REAL??" Fascinating stuff!

[@flammesdoudoune1011]

I just discovered the copepod Sapphirina, which is, I think, the most bizarre beast, the strangest thing being their ability to get invisible when the light angle is just right. It would be great if you could talk about it !

[@SatanRomps]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphirina There's basically nothing in the wiki article. These lil guys seem to be a rare treasure. Thanks for telling us about them! ❤

[@johncronk8867]

@@SatanRomps They’re literally known as Sea Sapphires. They basically *are* living treasures. Their gem-like appearance is actually a fault in how they grow. If they grew just slightly differently, then they’d be near invisible *all the time.* However, evolution really only cares about the good enough, first and foremost.

[@austinbyrn5661]

Super excited about this one! I just started covering arthropods in my zoology class and I’d love to talk about this with my students!

[@Cliffdog01]

You absolutely should add the Coconut Crabs to Bizarre Beasts family. I mean just for being the largest land exoskeleton animal alive today by far but also there living in jungles miles away from the sea.

[@TomTom-rh5gk]

She is a lot of fun. I love listening.

[@ppals3345]

oh, so this must be what crabominable is based on

[@yugison]

Yeti Crab: Shut up about the sun. *_SHUT UP ABOUT THE SUN_* .

[@nightthought2497]

Sarah Suta, your outfit is my kinda festive. Macabre and crushed velvet. Heck to the yes.

[@bittlesthecookieakacaitcat8798]

My answer the title is because. Its not hair or fur it’s something to help these guys survive

[@z4nna]

I have been extremely obsessed with the yeti crab since 2013 thank you

[@akshatachonkar3257]

New favourite KZbin channel!!

[@LaminateMonkey]

I know I shouldn't make comments about the appearance of female (or any) KZbin host's looks. But that green top is on point, and Sarah Suta's fashion sense is stellar.

[@Symphing12]

Watching Brotherhood 2.0 and then this immediately afterward makes me think of the way Yeti was used in BH2.0…😅

[@cjspurg]

?! Are we not going to cover why the shots of Kiwa Puravida have asymmetric legs?! Is that our only official sciencey photograph and this individual happens to be missing legs or so they actually have an asymmetric body plan?

[@ef1876]

The mark on the kiwa hirsuta's back at 1:14 looks like a smiley face with a stuck out tongue 😛

[@gildedpeahen876]

1:43 Literal Fabio energy....the hair is IMPECCABLE

[@mjdally82]

I forgot how much I loved this channel 😂❤

[@sugerbean4800]

I remember reading about the fuzzy lobsters in Nat Geo when they were first discovered!

[@armandoguzmannieves5472]

“They’re not really crabs” Carzinisation, got it!

[@isabellaprusse]

That is just so awesome a crab species that shares a name with the kind of creature that’s my spirit guardian how awesome is that

[@ApprendreSansNecessite]

Exceptional! As usual.

[@SaintBroken]

Those crabs waving their arms around the vents look like they are at a Beatles concert and "Hey Jude!" is playing. I never wanted to see a video of that so badly right now,.

[@AJLazar]

The videos on this channel are awesome

[@aneethasalim5814]

I knew it was the Yeti Crab!

[@elizabethdyer8127]

It said what it was in the thumbnail

[@aneethasalim5814]

@@elizabethdyer8127 i was excited about it anyway

[@pluspiping]

Speedrun record for Yeti Crabs from being discovered in 2005 to being a Pokemon (Crabominable) in 2016?

[@LimeyLassen]

These primitive organisms, they're still dependent on fossil fuels

[@sethbrooks8889]

Cool episode, love the fuzzy lobsters. Also, off topic but, I like the really cool fuzzy top too 👌

[@RiverRoestdeKunstenaar]

I can't believe I was misled into thinking this is a crab. I am be coming violent, shaking, quaking, puking a little even...

[@chrispaine511]

Anyone else notice the faces on the crab shells?? Like little smiley faces

[@eymannassole6162]

"squat lobster" ...b-52's, ain't it!?

[@samwinchester7844]

BBC Blue Planet narrated by Sri David Attenborough covers the same topic but more professionally

[@bazpugmire635]

Is the Kiwa Puravida from around Costa Rica ...?? Bc Pura Vida is like... the country’s tagline & I know there’s tectonic activity in the area bc there’s volcanoes!!

[@CallMeMimi27]

bruh the first yeti crab has a smiley face doing :P on its back

[@SpiderdayNightLive]

Glad to see this series starting to explore the diversity of weirdness in inverterbrates!

[@BusterBuizel]

Normal People: Yeti Crab Me, an intellectual: Bigfoot Lobster

[@magdalenazivkovic4173]

can't believe we're not the only creatures using fossil fuels

[@snehapradhan5591]

Love this!

[@atamija]

i just found this show and I love it

[@guishenStreetB]

Underrated channel lol

[@parsegov1]

Great video!

[@SAmaryllis]

I love learning about deep sea creatures!!

[@suzannepottsshorts]

I learned about these watching Wild Kratts with my kids.

[@KAZVorpal]

No, petroleum and methane predate life. Unlike coal, they're not solely a "fossil fuel". That name is an unscientific myth. Cold seeps tend to be a combination of biogenetic and abiogenetic sources, as indicated by the isotopic testing and biomarkers. This means some would probably exist even without biogenetic sources.

[@바비보비]

4:28 waving claws

[@joegillian314]

Growing your food on your own body is a great idea. THANKS CRABS FOR THIS WONDERFUL LIFE TIP, 🤣🤣🤣

[@matthewstegall7921]

There is a very real part of me that is actively angry I don't have setae and snacks growing on my arms...

[@zanesoldi8100]

anyone else notice the smiley faces on the crabs shells

[@ducklaserem1795]

Kiwa Puravida is from my country and I didn't know it even existed!

[@rogerdudra178]

I live in Montana, too.

[@FirstDagger]

The irony is that Yeti's in reality are most often reported to be brown in color and live in the valleys of the Himalaya and only venture on the snow covered mountains to cross from one valley into another.

[@L0ss0fInn0cence7]

loved this vid! 🔥top, too!

[@world_reborn1990]

How do these things move from vent to vent?

[@marketingjones]

They have smiley faces on their backs!

[@joegillian314]

One of them crabs has been favoring it's right arm a bit too much, if you know what I mean, lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@lawnguyland_guy]

the 4 dislikes are bacteria!

[@RosieTheRo]

Suddenly the pokemon Crabominable makes a lot of sense!

[@microchannel377]

I just found this channel. Now i don't have to watch so many B movies to get my regular dose of "weird" lol.

[@internal.rage.]

"If I have made you a believer of the Yeti 'CRAB'😡😡"

[@scruffles3838]

I wonder if there strange breeding habit is how they find new thermal vents/suitable locations over the millions of years