Hermit Crab vs. Conch | World's Deadliest

The 11-pound horse conch might seem invincible against most threats. But the tables are turned a bit when hermit crabs stage an invasion of the dinner-snatchers.
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Hermit Crab vs. Conch | World's Deadliest
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[@AugmentedGravity]

H O R S E C O C K

[@SQUIZZLER24]

AirsoftGamer G I A N T

[@vishnuch5502]

Please

[@Love-or9mw]

It says conch lol

[@yeetsavage8245]

I heard it too 😂

[@barryjfrost]

Apparently weighs over 11 pounds

[@ScipioWasHere]

Never scrolled so fast to the comments after hearing the first 10 seconds of the video.

[@UnknownSwordsman]

JJ K lmao

[@ejej_shej7958]

The behemoth

[@Starking_45]

Lmfao giant horse conch

[@latipahmowlani7795]

Me too

[@zacharylivingstone2453]

jimmy xiong lmfao

[@franklinclinton3680]

*_T H E F U C K I N W H A T ?_*

[@anonymousd9710]

That’s a lot of mollusk!

[@Lrdnqustr]

Conch:*eats snail* Hermit crabs: *it’s free real estate*

[@snowconeparty3835]

It's new real estate lmao

[@HydraWolf11]

0:13 You know EXACTLY what you said, Mr.

[@BasicallyAs]

Bruj

[@BermieLostella3003]

Wait-

[@jaehla_ganda6292]

The Giant Horse Conch!

[@2Kwantscoffee]

🤣

[@Phlebas]

I wonder if you can buy those as pets. "Come to my apartment, I'll show you my giant horse conch! It weighs eleven pounds! I also have crabs!"

[@MrMetuber1]

Hahahahaha!!! 😂😆😒 Laughing so hard I'm crying!

[@kingofbosnia2500]

I actually have a Hermit Crab as a pet. You can buy them as babies only, so yeah.

[@deadeyehawk5676]

Phlebas I wouldn't recommend it the Conch has a insanely venomous sting that is capable of killing a human

[@cincin75ytb]

Damn u made my day. XD

[@emerydo5937]

me

[@diddledoodle4478]

Snail: what a great day toda- Conch: *S U C C* hermit crabs: *It's free real estate*

[@amyjoneswilliams]

Pretty much sums it up.

[@miaaayesssirr9751]

LMAOOO

[@cinnamonroll4773]

This is how Imma pass biology next year. MEmEs. 🤣🤣

[@briancooley8777]

Lol

[@angelgalvan6810]

Lmao

[@Patterson501]

"That's a lot of mollusk."

[@GoofyManProd.]

Lol 😂😂😂

[@matthewmittlieder406]

ALL HAIL THE MAGIC CONCH!!!

[@nategthepigeonlord2683]

*cock

[@alejandroaguila4636]

All hail the magic cock!

[@HelloHammlet]

it's not like a solution will fall right out of the sky. WERE FALLING RIGHT OUT IF THE SKY

[@themagicconchshell6774]

HI

[@themagicconchshell6774]

Nate g the pigeon lord dang

[@celsopunzalan4929]

0:12 - Wow... Thats A Giant HORSECOCK!!!!!

[@SomberYeti]

xD

[@SomberYeti]

thats alot of molesc

[@MrWeird-qy5yk]

Ayy you do that to

[@MrWeird-qy5yk]

Do you want to be my friend ?

[@503music6]

@@MrWeird-qy5yk your name suits you well

[@Alt400]

1:13 ”instantly, the giant c*** is surrounded”

[@HVY526]

CONK

[@bantot1296]

Conch: **eats snail** Hermit Crab: *_Hippity Hoppity, This shell is my property_*

[@mikehazike5040]

Hippity Hoppity, This Shell Is My Property FTFU

[@bantot1296]

@@mikehazike5040 tnx sorry it took long for me to notice this

[@cortster12]

0:13 "The giant horse cock..." I can't stop laughing, oh god!

[@Dragon1.0]

Lmao

[@CURSEDBOIE3453]

@@Dragon1.0 lamo

[@reeree8266]

Sus why he a lamo

[@StikbotPro]

I typed that in

[@StikbotPro]

And also no one put a like on my comment

[@dragonwithamonocle]

Did anyone notice that when the hermit crab finally got into the shell, it pinched the conch to make it drop it? Funny how smart they are!

[@abandonedaccount2456]

They are so cool

[@BermieLostella3003]

Omg yes!

[@z3ronotfund939]

lol

[@ulinabarali4097]

The COC-

[@ProGamer239_]

National Geographic: This giant H O R S E C O C K weighs more than 11 pounds Me: I’m sorry HORSE WHAT!?!?!?!

[@Brahmyeyes]

Horse conch

[@Kamika_C_1980]

LOL SAME

[@kipchickensout]

"It's a risky move. The big conch could still be hungry"

[@djmocok]

Snail: "Damn I should've upgraded my SPEED instead of INT when I leveled up"

[@stupiditycrusader2368]

fuckin level 70 conchs, so annoying.

[@christiaanderyck2233]

+djmocok hahahah

[@sorarisu6673]

He wasn't special enough

[@Heccct]

There's EV reducing berries. They also raise the snail's happiness. That's something!

[@Hiperforteca]

At least the loot he dropped made one of hermit crabs happy.

[@khaliledwards5837]

I never seen a snail do that, that snail REALLY triend not to get eaten

[@nicetomeetyou2464]

Khalil Edwards Lol I felt bad for that snail, look at it jumping and hopping, trying to escape

[@apdroidgeek1737]

considering that their brain is really small it’s incredible how they know that they are about to be eaten

[@burgbass]

Asashi no

[@jaegerwolftango186]

@Asashi ok racist Boi

[@Trey_816]

You can tell the guy is a 'Star Wars' fan when he said, "... it's like a tiny shuttle facing off with a star destroyer..."

[@charlottem.1477]

This is why I love nature docs and series. Incredible scene!

[@GreenGoblinCoryintheHouse]

That's a lot of mollusk

[@the_undead]

I'm pretty sure this footage is either stolen or borrowed from the BBC (most likely borrowed because the BBC wouldn't be too happy about stolen footage)

[@djmocok]

Giant Conch: "nom nom nom" Hermit Crab 1: Yay new Home! Hermit Crab 2 approaching Hermit Crab 2: "Fuck off Lewis it's mine now" Hermit Crab 1: "Fuck you I saw it first - it's my house now" Snail (from inside the conch): "Fuck off you two - I'm not dead yet"

[@SkySovereignn]

Haha, I imagine it on spongebob episodes. by the way, who's Lewis??

[@Jelly_goober]

Bryan Ng Crab 1.

[@SubscribersWithNoVideos-yc2nh]

djmocok That Hermit Crab was like you ain't taking this shell, BOOM parkour , SEE YALL LATER SUCKERS

[@magnusthecolossus7314]

djmocok haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@thediamondgamer8430]

Jellygoober no lewis is crab 1

[@Derikimi]

The giant horse what?

[@sebastjanstrnad6251]

dick

[@svenschneider6619]

i thought he said cock, lol he said "conch"

[@x10018ro]

wow i didn't expect you her- well i guess i actually did.

[@Derikimi]

x10018ro always expect the unexpected

[@brettjc0483]

PP

[@alienwithinternetconnection]

"Someone dies in the ocean." Hermit crabs: It's free real-estate.

[@Pieskin4564]

“the big conch is surrounded” last 5 words i’ve heard before angry knocking on my bedroom door

[@MegaMackproductions]

"look at me! zoidberg, Home owner!"

[@SomberYeti]

hahahah xD

[@jonkthelizardman5491]

LOL

[@maria41704]

Wat

[@jamesmcivor340]

Doodle Noodle futurama reference

[@typingcat]

That home cost five thousand dollu!

[@eliasandersson3299]

The fishes are always like : Hey, What the fuck is going on here theefuck are you guys doing?

[@17blaziken]

True, in every single video

[@HassaanALal]

Noob fishes

[@sammiesamlap9546]

blub blub blub! hi! hi! hi! :) blub blub blub!

[@screamified409]

fish be liek how do i sprint?

[@moon3792]

0:13 bro lost a bet

[@legible6728]

My aquatics teacher played this vid and I can just hear soo many people holding their laugh 😂😂

[@wparo]

that reminded of how I got my flat in London

[@net5978]

@Alec Miller no. He means flat. Flat is like an apartment/small house. Not a fiat. A flat.

[@thia4991]

I’m gonna regret this, but why does it

[@tysoon363636]

Or a new clothes lol

[@imafkingbeastandrewtateise9563]

You obviously don't live in new york

[@johnhanson9245]

that's funny

[@cgrigoriadis9128]

"The giant horse conch" Made me gag a little. Not immature or anything

[@MeAuntieNora]

You have to suppress that reflex if you're going for something like that...

[@dinkusstinkus4396]

you gag at something that kinda sounds like the word horse next to the word cock? sounds immature to me.

[@dariusquilly1943]

A giant horse cock... Lol

[@kiddfaith4397]

Lol

[@i2Shea]

I listened to it again and again and I swear the guy says the giant horse cock ...

[@CitricAcid]

I never laughed so hard, so fast, after clicking on something I was genuinely curious about. The conch. I bet whoever named this species is a low key comedic genius

[@ab-pi8me]

You are "low key" Uneducated.

[@notsogood2576]

1:32 that fish was lagging

[@Magi_Carp_]

2:23 Fish: "WORLD STAAAAAR!"

[@latipahmowlani7795]

Star platinum: za warudo

[@speauks_4667]

Latipah Mowlani TOKE WO TOMARE *base boosted ticking noises*

[@AntiRivet]

It's like the Black Friday of hermit crabs.

[@boxhawk5070]

I read this before watching the clip, I thought somehow the hermits ate the horse conch, but your comment made it so much funnier!

[@lambo2441]

They fight for a new shell, we fight for an Xbox one.

[@bethgillson8342]

HAHAHAHAAHAH yeah

[@WikiSorcerer]

You're crazy. The survival rate for Hermit Crabs are MUCh higher.

[@diapollockal8962]

free real estate

[@CoralReaper707]

I couldn't help but snicker every time they referred to the horse conch

[@carlosbrannan703]

Anyone else sad over that futile escape at the beginning?

[@avagueblur]

Super bummer watching him try to hop away :( poor little dude

[@anonymous.6231]

@@avagueblur 0:53 ;( ripped my heart jezz😢 the way he wants to escape

[@Love-jf7rs]

Rest in peace

[@randomperson-vv5oq]

RIP random snail

[@greenhat7618]

Didn’t even know snails could jump like that

[@Edvasian]

The losing crabs could end up homeless or worse.... EXPELLED!

[@Kuriboh1008]

She needs to sort out her priorities

[@hns397]

_why_

[@ThePoopBaby]

true

[@davecrupel2817]

lol that poor snail was practically jumping to get away i almost feel bad ]:

[@aidenmak4595]

Good

[@flakes_8401]

i cri cri cri 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

[@corners3755]

wow people are soft. Since when did we look at nature feeding itself as sad?

[@noodle7515]

@@corners3755 r/woosh

[@user-hb7oc5xi6t]

@@corners3755 not to impose on your jackassery, but humans try pack bonding anything that moves and have done that for thousands of years

[@febreeze4677]

Nobody: Not Even the g i a n t h o r s e 🍆: Hermit Crabs: it’s free real estate

[@dirk1998]

Snail: DREADNAUGHT INBOUND, DREADNAUGHT INBOUND!! Conch: resistance, is futile. Snail: HEL-mmph! Crabs: ...Lööt.

[@joeycapacchione1132]

Squidward: can I have something to eat Magic conch: no

[@batcat2338]

"Ask again".... Can i have something to eat? "No" *squidward goes insane*

[@lightningguardian331]

snail horror movie. A giant eats you and some other dudes make armor out of your bones.

[@mrschiggy5871]

Monster hunter?

[@justin2308]

With elements of Skyrim

[@Mantulisme]

KZbin recommendations : "How about you watch two of the slowest animal chase each other?"

[@atticusthegamingllama8302]

This is unintentionally hilarious for many reasons.

[@grandgojira5485]

0:13

[@aaronlowe3156]

This is like one of them black friday fights over a pair of jeans

[@KironKabir]

It's like Black Friday sales at the store haha

[@mylesguda2505]

XD so true.

[@peterleno4782]

Lol gg

[@corleeshataylor3734]

Lol right

[@thedirtybandit8785]

Its not racist and learn how to spell

[@jonkthelizardman5491]

LOL

[@gogogoup]

imagine having people squabbling around you everytime while you're having a good meal lol

[@daniellefelicio3014]

0:14 I was not expecting those words but I giggled

[@anthonykf99]

OH MAGIC CONCH, WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT MY GRADES?

[@anthonykf99]

WINDEX THE CONCH HAS SPOKEN!!!

[@gabrielhernandez6717]

TonyGAMING *The shell

[@MrYeetus]

+Gabriel Hernandez no its conch

[@Eroma12]

No

[@GabboTheFabbo]

Tony nothing

[@WereWade]

That pot shot to the conk at the end was awesome! The crab pinched the conk, causing it to making a honking sound and release the shell. That little bugger knew what it was doing.

[@Berkaelzar]

+Wade Stubblefield Damn, didn't even realize that till I read your comment, good eye !

[@protege898]

+Agustí Guerola Garciabele mix

[@josefmendez8524]

*conch, even says in the title

[@totallyferal9821]

""Tiny Shuttle vs Star Destroyer"" LMAO

[@wsaucey1866]

"Boy, that escaled quickly."

[@SelSun83]

What a sneaky fellah, adios amigos and laughed while he was running away.

[@zeNUKEify]

lol the hermit crabs are like black friday shoppers

[@sadfishboy7003]

tulip snail:why do i hear boss music

[@allanbernabe5189]

So, snails do have a "sprint mode" when face with imminent death. First time to see a snail gallop like a horse.

[@Honestry_]

2:34 lol the bigger crab just stomps on the little one

[@kittehkwat952]

XD

[@lohnjennon2431]

Other animals are conscious just like us, except that our brains are just a little more evolved. *google truth contest* and read "The Present" (look under first web result) to see the truth about life in 3 pages

[@deathgun72]

Fuck off you heretic

[@aidenmak4595]

That's offending the snail people

[@Sashi_Mee]

All hail the magic conch!

[@tylertoon2936]

Sponge Bob lol

[@Ponk1]

+Erick Pan-Cho What shall we do now?

[@missme2362]

too funny sponge Bob

[@turboguy7539]

dam u i was gonna say that XD

[@SpongeFlashie]

+Dr_Boxy Nothing.

[@flaurosdagon6799]

You heard the giant conk, you saw the giant conk, but none of you are aware, you kept watching the giant 11 pound horse conk. For shame..

[@elegantmature1662]

Omigoodness, the desparation of the tiny snail to runaway by jumping broke my heart.

[@robertmetzger6467]

Yeah !! Poor little Snail !! Sob 😭

[@UKTheOmegaPyro]

As the crab escaped with the shell i was imagining Zoidberg.

[@ego-pt7vt]

Wop wop wop wop wop

[@alonzoruffin7358]

Rae Merrick I love the Nora Valkyrie profile picture! 👍🏽

[@Iife]

Are you on an "animal vs. animal of another species" marathon too?

[@yobritishboy626]

yes

[@gega27tt]

yup! just saw a monster leech vs a giant worm before this one :O

[@khalifamontana4322]

yep

[@khalifamontana4322]

yep

[@GoodCossutius]

Could anybody link similar videos or playlists? Too high to search :-(

[@TheUnalteredMyth]

2:23 Everyone showed up for the party!

[@nolesrule69069]

0:07 all you need to know... lol

[@anticannoneer]

I didn't know such a creature existed as the giant horse conch. I am glad to have learned this, thank you.

[@chownful]

how can we stop hermit crab homelessness

[@SilentFlame100]

+chownful People are doing a great job tackling that problem. If littering counts.

[@Liuhuayue]

+SilentFlame100 That's depressing, but a hilarious point... XD

[@PixelDwh]

+chownful Social experiment

[@frederikvonspurdo1653]

Give them same houses just like in Africa.

[@creepyglider5520]

thanks obama

[@joyeswinderman3845]

Supposed to be researching history, distracted by fighting hermit crabs...

[@jhevgainz2307]

When all the girls find out about your bank account 1:14

[@litaf6021]

jhev gainz i lowkey died 😭

[@TechnoSan09]

2:39 when girls used up all money in the account

[@sagarbhosale8344]

Original valampuri song mere pass hai call me9325928431

[@OrionoftheStar]

"Hermit Crab vs. Conch"? They don't fight the Conch at all!

[@anthlagr.1816]

0:14 "the giant horse coc..."

[@obi-wank-enobi]

0:13

[@itssenpaitime7680]

Kocc

[@wispyfox6854]

''that's a lot of molusk'' *Wheeze*

[@alimtimm7355]

Instantly the big conch is surrounded. Wow I literally laughed at that moment

[@jason200912]

very misleading, was expecting the hermit crabs to battle the giant conch, when it was actually the hermit crabs vs hermit crabs. Very disappointing.

[@felipejaquez8832]

"Go ahead and cry baby"-heavy

[@balenciagaaa]

Yeah. Not the best title. But wasn't capturing this video amazing?!

[@kyleleite7384]

+jason200912 you are disappointed that you did not see hermit crabs fighting a conch.........................

[@86am]

+jason200912 If you look closely, the winning crab does pinch the conch to make him release the shell.

[@beowolf9991]

jason200912 are you new on youtube ?

[@piki2pikachu]

ALL HAIL THE MAGIC COOOONCH

[@XheadshotproX]

WOLOLOLO

[@ThatGrlManik]

Wololololololololololololo!

[@RCDCMagician]

Catbug!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a HUGE fan! I luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@piki2pikachu]

Thanks ^-^

[@hyperlink463]

Catbug Alright magic conch shell, what do we do now?

[@asianmaddness56]

I like how the crab pinched the conch to release the shell and scurry off. Smart crab.

[@angelapolinar5343]

3 years later, a crab was backed up against a reef. Every time he tried to climb it he lost purchase with the violent ocean currents. The giant orange snail slowly closing in had no such problems. "Who are you!? Why do you want me? You just passed three perfectly good urchins to eat instead! There's a snail RIGHT THERE!" Conch: Ţ̴̙̳̗̋h̵̡̞̜̪͊͝à̸͎̺̏ͅt̶͔͇͌̑̕̕.̷̻̫͍̫̍ ̸̩̩͌̎̆H̷͕͕̗͔͂͗̓ų̸̪̙͚̈r̷̞̝͇̼̈͊͛͘t̵̡̯̆͝.̵̳̱̏

[@godofimagination]

-Raid Over -Acquired "Tulip Conch shell (uncommon)" -You have disconnected from your party

[@DeuceSickle]

Haha did anyone notice after the crab grabbed that new shell, one of the other crabs grabbed his old one

[@toshiarichardson9627]

Watching the conch chase the snail reminded me of the opening scene in mortal engines.....😮😮😮😂

[@idevourdeeznuts]

0:34 when the dictator dictates it too epic for the scene

[@josephrain9499]

That was so awesome! The way he jumped in that shell was epic and very intelligent!

[@twonumber22]

Title is a little misleading but a great find!

[@NinjabeeRedtricity]

I know right Animals fascinate me!

[@leodafabulous2894]

*Giant Horse Conch eats snail Hermit crabs: It’s free real estate

[@boneylockz3967]

2:23 Fish: *Ooh boy, better get Nemo and the others!*

[@Mechimmortal]

I love how the winning crab pops out of his new shell and appears to say "I wiiiiin!"

[@WickedJ133]

For some reason, that was incredibly funny

[@Catty779]

The giant horse WHAAAATTT!!??

[@Xenithia]

The crab look so cute fighting over that conch

[@covertyankee]

That hermit crab was like YOLO bitches.

[@hand3and3]

covertyankee you said yolo and its almost 2017. I completely forgot about yolo. wtf

[@covertyankee]

Handy Andy I was speaking as if it was a hardcore, shell stealing, hood hermit crab. The kind of hermit crab that holds their pistol sidways when they are knocking over a liquor store.

[@hand3and3]

covertyankee you still said YOLO and that is a sin.

[@covertyankee]

Handy Andy don't be hermit crabist.

[@vanjek9148]

Every time, when something happens in the sea, crabs is gonna be somewhere nearby or be participants in that action.

[@lsswappedcessna]

what an absolute unit

[@cximines]

All I can hear is *"MINE, MINE, MINE, MINE, MINE, MINE, MINE, MINE, MINE, MINE!"*

[@FlauntyToaster]

>snail's pace... You had to do it.. You mad man.

[@ayebing]

0:13 Sadly i cant relate

[@Chadpiece]

"Instantly, the big conk is surrounded"

[@MSC813]

i hav never laughed so hard at crabs fighting over a shell xDD he side scurried away...that was beautiful

[@jacquesdeburgo2878]

The successful one was utterly hilarious when it ran away and looked over it's shoulder and then the camera cuts to the other ones looking depressed. Super funny.

[@thinkoutsidethebox5345]

I love the crabs‘ mouth parts moving too quickly to see

[@Jakereisman11111]

Regular people: THE GIANT HORSE CONCH Me: Mr. Krab got a new house!

[@KanzakiMirai]

Hermit Crab: Oh Magic Conch what should I do to have that shell? Conch: Nothing. Hermit Crab: ALL HAIL THE MAGIC CONCH!...

[@DarkInsanity14]

I love that winning hermit crab. He seems so happy with his new shell.