Nature: Ghost crabs

We leave you this Sunday Morning on a dark night in Avon, North Carolina, where ghost crabs are getting an early start on Halloween. Videographer: Joseph L. Frandino.
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[@Emma-dq2gz]

It’s funny how they do this uncomfy sideways walk like “Bro leave me alone” 🤣

[@gracemartin72]

Those Ghost Crabs are just so cute.

[@pureanarchy257]

You think so too

[@skylars.equines]

I know right?!

[@itschillidogg4010]

Lmao I picked one up thinking it was a sea shell about an hour ago and it came back and pinched my brother on his heel

[@skylars.equines]

Lol

[@mrusurped5597]

I picked them up they have very strong pincers

[@daimonmarioperez9501]

Their little claws are like windshield wipers..

[@TheMaskedFox288]

* doink *

[@shubhamvarma9188]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Elsisalittleconcerned]

We watched this in one of our classes and for some reason, thought it was the funniest/cutest thing. Our professor just went off lmao.

[@magencrisis1682]

0:36 LOOK AT HIM GO

[@pureanarchy257]

Input crab rave song

[@shadowdouglas450]

yeah there fast caught em just let em go at nagshead and learned how not to pic them up lol. ant the right way.

[@TheMaskedFox288]

Nyoom

[@Brackets_Guy]

[@charliedallachie3539]

They’re everywhere on Virginia and Carolina beaches. It’s funny because they come out during the day too. You’ll be sitting in your beach chair and see random sand being flung… then they go back into their hole

[@affordableplumber4206]

Gulf shores is full of them too. Digging all hours

[@charliedallachie3539]

@@affordableplumber4206 they’re adorable lol… fun to watch them do their thing

[@sherryspectre217]

I love these little creatures.

[@TheCrabActivist4525]

Cute! What a wonderful creature.

[@gferdon]

The eye 👀 wiping made me laugh

[@darkninjacorporation]

When they sit down for a little break

[@IndonesiaMajapahitNDPCA]

Those crabs look like Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob!

[@Mrenderboyo]

Mr krabs needs to get back to the krusty krab

[@festa221]

My dog goes bonkers chasing these things around the beach every night !

[@margomalik181]

i love crabs, these are sooo cute

[@joeg5414]

It must be pretty weird being a crab

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I’m sure to them it’s not. Lol

[@dorothyteer2886]

love this

[@anniemaria1995]

I love chasing and catching ghost crabs and letting them go. I love to handle them too - when Im quick enough! They are just so cute and sweet!

[@dumbcentral6388]

I went to obx for a week and we went on the beach at night, there were so many ghost crabs

[@shadowdouglas450]

Same here caught em and let them go one night and learned how not to pick them up ouch.

[@late921]

I love these guys.

[@jasonarrojo1885]

Mr.Krab is heaven rn

[@greninjastorm]

It’s Mr. Krabs!

[@irishelk3]

“Next week in Crabwatch!”. He couldn’t give a toss about human affairs could he?.

[@bluebowser9863]

*Crab Rave 3: into the dark*

[@Flecha57]

Wow... how fast can they run? Awesome video. :))

[@Kaanfight]

9 mph

[@harry-in5oy]

JESUS CHRIST THAT THING IS FAST AS SONIC! 0:36

[@thimovijfschaft3271]

They are the fastest crab species and can run twice as fast as humans

[@Welikeeegs]

I watched this at school today and it was soooooo funny 🤣🤣🤣😂

[@Jayhsia1215]

Oh yeah mr krab.

[@cassie9147]

So creepy yet amazing!

[@Goopyweevil]

not creepy

[@roboticeggs]

Ah, these are my favorite animals to hunt since child hood! :) (Don't worry, by hunt I mean catch and let them go)

[@shadowdouglas450]

me too while at Nagshead hatteras islands. :0

[@ANTurbobusaGaming]

do they snap or bite ?

[@roboticeggs]

@@ANTurbobusaGaming yeah they do, hurts bad if you mess up

[@ANTurbobusaGaming]

@@roboticeggs speaking from experience ? what s the safest way to catch them ?

[@roboticeggs]

@@ANTurbobusaGaming well not speaking from experience, I'm good at it so I never got pinched, but I tested it by handing them certain things to snip and they bit hard. The safest way to hold them is th hold them from the back between the legs and the side of the abdomen. They eay you csn get your hands onto it is you, I suggest holding them down with something to block its claws from getting near you and so it cant move, then grab it like so

[@hannahmorris4357]

Gone to the beach my whole life.. Was always to slow to get one even upclose lol

[@AS42100]

I love ghost crabs!! 😍

[@g-max1808]

It’s crazy how they have visible pupils

[@axyl5376]

mr. krabs :D

[@pureanarchy257]

GET BACK TO WORK

[@cjlincoln8289]

My favorite animal

[@jonathankirkpatrick289]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO 3:20

[@andreapatane4204]

Ghost crabs are awesome even though they're nocturnal crustaceans.

[@Jimmy06blue]

I see a lot of them when me and my dad visit the outer banks of North Carolina

[@lorabelgalleto1569]

Oh yeah mr krabs

[@kaymuldoon3575]

It’s funny to watch them clean off their eyes. Lol

[@papacheese59]

there are so much gost crabs in the outer banks at my vacation home crabs keep on going in the pool

[@radboom2760]

The make an interesting crunch sound sometimes

[@melgomez7812]

So cute

[@bluebowser9863]

Are they licking their eyes?

[@TheMaskedFox288]

Yes. Since they don't have eyelids they have "mouth hands" to wipe debris from their eyes.

[@roboticeggs]

Sort of...

[@yourbay8776]

So fast haha

[@user-fs5ji1tv6l]

They aren't supposed to do this between May 1 through October. Rules for the beach is not to disturb turtle nests. Humans!!

[@liyahcross9172]

cool

[@lorabelgalleto1569]

Oh yeah oh yeah mr krabs aa abs

[@IndonesiaMajapahitNDPCA]

😂

[@Em1ly949]

Awwwww... So Cute! 🥰🤗were here in Duck, North Carolina & caught so many 🦀🦀🦀🦀

[@samuelalicea5513]

Wow a 👻 🦀!

[@mikewright3029]

reminds me of WALL-E... lol. :>3

[@evolanomrac9531]

Are they edible crabs

[@andyp1170]

Where, in which beach do they live? Would love to see them. Love 🥰

[@TrajunChambers]

Any costal beach or tropical area

[@blackkie13]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ귀여워ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[@poorlymadeproduction]

crab :)

[@GhostyMist]

Money money money money money!!!

[@aqibsiddiqui4785]

You came from that Facebook video right?

[@Me-kv8qj]

Mr krab

[@sef2273]

They look tasty

[@SunSheepOfLight]

Ghost 👻 Crabs 🦀

[@DangerDave-e7u]

Leave them alone

[@larrytheabsoluteunit]

looks tasty

[@jonathankirkpatrick289]

Crab

[@malijahnicholas4513]

I have ptsd from crabs😭

[@rejikujin229]

Anyone watching in 2019?

[@janicebutler6211]

This was not filmed in Elon, NC as the announcer reported. Elon is in the Piedmont area.

[@kirbyman1kanden7pf]

The announcer said Avon

[@lifeispain1541]

One day I was at the beach with my family and was digging in the sand to feel Something crawl over my hand whilst i was digging in the sand and then it burrowed out and I was like “oh my god” that thing just crawled on my hand

[@anyaborger8621]

Same thing happened to me

[@malijahnicholas4513]

I went crab hunting with friends those ghost crabs get bigger and ballsy and swarmed us and tan after us and it was honestly creepy Bc they are fast and u can only hear them and see them when they are close and it’s to late😭

[@user-a6k9i6n9o6M]

XD

[@user-fd6ov9if6b]

핵빨라 ㄷㄷ

[@TH3-]

I was so uncomfortable watching this 😖😣

[@idk-vb8ze]

But there so cute!

[@TH3-]

@@idk-vb8ze yeah especially when they start wiping they’re eyes 🥺