Will Robot Spider Crab Be Able To Protect Crab From Stingray?

Spider crabs rise up from the abyss in their thousands to shed their protective shells but, as our Spy Crab soon discovers, this makes them an easy target for hunting stingrays. But there’s protection in numbers & those still with armoured shells form a crustacean fortress that protects the vulnerable crabs inside. Spy Crab finds itself alone & unprotected and an easy target for the rays.
Clip taken from episode 3 'Deep Relationships' of our series Spy in the Ocean. Spy in the Ocean is available on iPlayer in the UK & will be available on PBS in the US in the autumn.
You can watch it now in the UK on BBCiPlayer:
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In this episode our Spies reveal the extraordinary relationships that exist among the creatures of the ocean. Sharks have a reputation for being solitary killers, but when Spy Hammerhead joins a huge gathering of hammerhead sharks it discovers they can be surprisingly social. This mechanical marvel, propelled by its undulating tail, discovers why they meet together at a remote island off the coast of Colombia. A place where the laws of the food chain don’t seem to apply. Here they take a break from the rigours of the ocean & are groomed by king angel fish. When Galapagos sharks arrive, they are welcomed by pilot fish who swim close to their jaws, using the shark as their personal bodyguard. The fish may be dicing with death, but in this place of apparent harmony, none are ever eaten. Spy Moray Eel joins the gathering to explore the incredible hunting partnership between leather bass groupers & moray eels. The groupers find where the fish are hiding, while the eels flush them from their coral hideaways. Elsewhere we discover that dolphins are more sociable than ever imagined and provide more proof of their fun-loving nature. Spy Dolphin & Spy Pelican discover they don’t just play among themselves they also encourage whales to join their games. In incredible scenes they leap playfully together, but in the end a whale is no match for a dolphin. In the Caribbean, Spy Manatee films the uneasy relationship manatees have with remora fish. These hangers on hitch a ride on the manatee’s backs, feeding on parasites as well their poo. The manatees also visit a spa staffed by sergeant major fish. The attention they receive sends them into a state of bliss until rays & sharks appear. These predators can’t resist taking an exploratory nibble from our Spy. Of all the relationships found in the world’s oceans, few can beat the spinner dolphins. Off the coast of Costa Rica, a team of Spy Creatures find out how essential communication is when hunting. Their astonishing leaps are a signal to other dolphins and they use their clicks & whistles to communicate at close range. In one of the most incredible sights ever seen, groups of spinner dolphins come together to form a megapod numbering thousands. As they set off to hunt, Spy Dolphin & Spy Frigate discover a surprising partnership between tuna and dolphins-one that takes them to a school of flying fish. In incredible scenes, the dolphins drive the flying fish from below, while the tuna pursue them in the air. On the pacific coast of North America, Spy Tunacrab arrives just in time to witness another rarely seen spectacle. Tuna crabs, a type of squat lobster, rise to the surface in their millions to feed on the plankton that gather in these nutrient-rich waters. As storms build in the Caribbean, spiny lobsters prepare to migrate to calmer and warmer waters using an ingenious way of traveling-a lobster conga! Spy Lobster joins a procession of over 50 lobsters as they march in single file to deeper safer waters. There’s safety in numbers and before long they go their own way as some find shelter in a shipwreck. Finally, our Spies travel to the Galapagos to discover the rich community of sea creatures that live there. Marine iguanas huddle together on the volcanic rocks basking in the morning sun ready to take on the day. Spy Iguana joins them as they leap into the ocean to search for food beneath the waves. Here our Spy also encounters the wondrous mola mola who arrive to be cleaned by angelfish & hogfish before they vanish back into the deep. Our Spy has one last inhabitant to find…a colony of damselfish. They are meticulous gardeners who work together to maintain their lawns of algae which they use to catch the eye of a mate. To succeed they must dispatch any trespassers. The worst of all are sea urchins who can graze their lawns to the ground. To remove them requires skill and cooperation. It makes a fitting end to our Spies’ ocean voyage. One that shows how sealife is interconnected in ways we could hardly imagine, an undersea world built on extraordinary relationships.
Narrated by David Tennant
Music by Will Gregory
Directed by John Downer
#robot #stingray #DavidTennant

[@Kagu-fx1un]

I love the fact the the crabs now worship spy crab as a warrior who defended against 2 ray attacks.

[@DeTAYL.]

His legendary story will past down through generations of crabs

[@GenkiGirl12]

Now he needs an epic name.

[@joedesimone1444]

@@GenkiGirl12 Crabicus The Defender!

[@kovy689]

I’m more surprised at how the ray flipped the spy back up on his legs.

[@rizkyakbarsaputra-ch1do]

​@@GenkiGirl12god of the crab

[@davidfleb]

I had no ideas crabs are social and work together. Great video

[@KonigTigerPorsche]

“Pinching like a crab” is a way to say “make love” in my country… 😂

[@user-tosjjsusoa]

get help ​@@KonigTigerPorsche

[@koolhempsta3895]

Well that’s true until they are in the boiling pot of water pulling each other down to get out unfortunately.

[@UndyingZombie]

A large chunk of animals do that. Heck even a good amount of plant life does that as well. Something a lot of people for what ever reason do not know about. So its not shocking you had no idea.. Not a lot of people sadly know too much about this existence outside their own lives.. and even then a lot do not even care about that. For me this video was interesting to see that the animals here could not tell the difference.. Robotics has come a long way since for a long time something like this could not have been done. Since the robot would not have been treated like another crab to either species in the video shown.

[@pwpqwq7648]

@@koolhempsta3895 You shouldn't boil animals alive in the first place

[@skyunique9199]

Spy crab is now crab king

[@neshasantana]

or king crab 😅🫡

[@thecatrizable]

you mean king crab

[@FLASHkor]

@@neshasantana wow.. 🥇🥇🥇🥇

[@doppel232]

Kingler lol

[@bensoncheung2801]

555 thumbs 5th comment

[@Slayerofall21]

Spy crab: *Survives the attack* Other crabs: *THY WILL IS OUR COMMAND, MY LIEGE*

[@DaLameRodent]

*”Gentlemen.”*

[@carlosdanielrosalescardona3526]

*MEET THE SPY*

[@Darth21]

I like it how the ones with hard shells help the soft shells stay alive and make a shield for spy crab.

[@Texaslife98]

Right.. they do a better job of supporting each other than humans do

[@K.Spade7902]

​@@Texaslife98 Definitely

[@prophecyrat2965]

@@Texaslife98 Humans in a Civilized World are just rats in cages, hardly any freedom.

[@Silverstonedynamic]

​@@Texaslife98you are objectively wrong

[@Tribozom]

Knighthood I say.

[@thehellrunner4117]

Other crabs watching the spy crab survive the stingray attack: "Holy hist! Did you see that?! That guy is fucking metal!!!"

[@loganh4642]

Literally

[@VidrieraZ]

Them dont say fucking metal, only are crabs

[@serijas737]

I can't stop watching these videos. The crabs approaching it like "One of us .... One of us ..."

[@Tribozom]

Knighthood I say.

[@perjalananwaktu7181]

spy crab: *exist* real crab: "you must be son of god"

[@huguesdepayens807]

Son of cod

[@dreamrobloxanimationsgaming22]

LOL​@@huguesdepayens807

[@STRYKER1467]

Something so real yet unbelievable foureign intervention lead to worshippping a god atleast this would explain why certain humans believe in a god like being, how often does it happen to these crabs extremely rarely they will probably never see this robot again, and thats exactly the same with humans many many years ago some had contact with a foreign life form of some sort but people still believe in it.

[@thecatrizable]

@@STRYKER1467 bro just create religion XD

[@bestdadoftheyear7181]

The ray must be thinkin like “gawd dayum bruh, what type of crab is you?”

[@darthsidious4274]

Crab: BROTHER! Other Crab: BROTHER!

[@josephmontanaro2350]

Crabs are the space marines of the sea, the robot crab is basicly a man of iron pretending to be a dreadnought

[@SalemSchaberhagen]

these are the coolest documentary videos, seriously. love every build you people make

[@meme-ville]

Whoever is piloting it is having the time of their life 😂

[@Jerry.2207]

As if played in game.

[@zwiebeldogs]

"What's a ray gonna do to crabs?" Not even 5 seconds later "Oh! Thats....horrible!"

[@josephmedina6403]

Soft shell or hard shell That stingray made a sandwich out of it !

[@meetontheledge1380]

Now spy crab is their ''God-Emperor''. He will rule with justice and wisdom!

[@roboticartist2793]

Crabs going to invade Arctic waters: *FOR GOD-EMPEROR CRAB!!*

[@simpleman8236]

Ray be like: ha ha eas- wait a minute? This is not food, it’s hairless ape’s magic doll!

[@applesyo]

I’m amazed that the ray flipped over robot crabs.

[@iaminsideyourwalls2021]

It probably knew it was fake after trying to eat it and just came back around to flip it back onto its feet

[@narcleptik]

​@@iaminsideyourwalls2021hmmm. Not sure about that

[@iaminsideyourwalls2021]

@@narcleptik Yeah, probably not but I like to think it that way

[@InukedAlazharyearsago]

yeah, they can also sense heartbeats using their "ampullaes". Even if it did not know it was made of plastic and wires, he could tell it apart from a living thing

[@stevemagic5358]

Is “robot crabs” a SpongeBob reference 😂

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodTrashPanda]

I just love how all the crabs swarm to the spy just no thoughts at all. “Friend. Friend. Friend. Protect. Friend.”

[@lukecage2131]

you just created a religion for the crabs

[@laileniayala6957]

What I love about these videos is that after the robot spy does a good thing for another animal, the whole population of said animal cherish the spy

[@GopStopBaba]

Stingray recognized the mistake of messing with a Machine God and flipped the servant of the Omnissiah back on its feet. Luckily the Crab Machine did not activate Xenos purging protocols.

[@josephmontanaro2350]

Abominable intelligence posesing as a crab dreadnought

[@zenderman3495]

Crabs: careful, he’s hero.

[@justsomeslimewithoutalife8500]

From that day onward, the crab community gained a figure to worship.

[@JustSomeGuyWhoisLost]

Crabs: careful he's a hero

[@cowbdave99]

These videos show that animals have personalities. Really cool

[@dwarfbunni]

the crabs were like "The claaw, we will follow you wherever you venture master!"

[@poopoocaca7302]

these crabs are oddly cute

[@AnthonioNesbitt-go2bg]

Stingray: "dang this crab taste bad"

[@InukedAlazharyearsago]

this is like some ascended aliens sending superman to earth lmao

[@jordy786]

Simply incredible. Amazing footage!

[@michaelkelley2727]

the crabs have a god now

[@DuongBuiStories]

And a millions years later, when last human sign simply gone, a status of a legandary hero, who may just a myth or maybe a god himself still stand! He lead the Crabman through their cave age and bravely protect them against two mighty giant. His name is Crabiotus Mutantus, leader of the first crabman, lord of unknown sea, warden of the sand fortrest and protector of the realm...

[@KathyBGood]

thank you so much for sharing these amazing video clips with us!

[@nickyoung630]

"A 40 meter stingray can eat 40 crabs a day" So can I at a seafood buffet

[@osmanaltanyuksel1884]

Human translation : "NO HE IS GONNA DIE" 5 min later : VIVA LA CRAB EMPIRE !!! They probably even gave a name to the robot crab such as 'Josh the warrior' etc.

[@thecatrizable]

VIVIA FRANCE

[@Counterbalance_]

He's their king now. :) Great video yet again!

[@MainYotubeacct]

Lmao these videos are the best always makes me month better

[@JohnDownerProd]

That's so nice to hear. Thank you!

[@FBPG]

All the rest looking at him performing jujitsu position to fight off the Stingray are like: This guy is a monster!

[@1beachwalker]

Another amazing video- showing us something we never knew about. Protecting the other crabs like that, shows they have feelings and who would have thought that?! That robot crab was so real looking- even the other crabs had no idea! 😁 Well done!! 🌟

[@michaelmashburn6068]

This footage is incredible, I've never seen anything like it

[@GrandmaSiva]

that's beautiful.. I have to elaborate a little bit. You were a god who built a magical mech to save the crabs from alien invaders.. nice

[@YARA-zl3rr]

This footage is so amazing. Thanks!

[@Billy426.]

And worst of all It could be anyone of us

[@GuitarBoy2611]

At this moment they found their hero

[@pegeta]

all hail spy crab

[@TheJadeFist]

This is awesome to watch but also borderline nightmarish as armies of sea spiders form organized defenses.

[@connormcleod9895]

King Crab: "We shall prevail!"

[@scp-049withinternetaccess7]

He is the promised one. You can hear it without learning crabs language.

[@Stroivan]

If only Steve had this crab by his side...

[@iaminsideyourwalls2021]

Rip legend

[@Bundpataka]

The hordes of wriggling crabs are mildly terrifying ngl

[@RandomGamerDude399]

"For he's a jolly good crabbo! For he's a jolly good crabbo! For he's a jolly good CRABBO!"

[@bruthedynamite7017]

I would love to see our future robot crabs become more accurate and flex ability movement

[@kotaro07]

Can you imagine if those crabs could think like we do, and be like "Dude, what the fuck is he doing out there still?! He's going to get killed!" Then see it survive the attack.

[@ImJustStandingHere]

"Successful infiltration, I've become their king"

[@WareAndPeace]

this video was like a horror film, the way the stingray just sucked up the crab like a ufo, the ocean is so freaky

[@Splarkszter]

It is true that this is invaluable experience and research, something never seen before, really awesome.

[@SebastianAriza]

1:27 NONONONO 1:40 YESYESYES

[@stlouisix3]

It's amazing that those rays are able to eat entire crabs using only their mouths👏👏👏👏

[@Feline_Frenzy53]

I love these videos! I wonder, do you ever lose your robots to the wildlife you are filming?

[@nelsonmaqueravenegas8237]

Many of the spy robots get destroyed in mission

[@JohnDownerProd]

We never lose the robots but they don't always come back in one piece. Luckily we have great robotic/animatronic engineers who can put them back together.

[@icosthop9998]

​@@JohnDownerProd TY *"GREAT"* is an understatement. Water tight seal ⚡️👌⚡️

[@aspopulvera9130]

​@@JohnDownerProdisn't there's an accident with them? I think i saw one robot that got damaged?

[@teeanahera8949]

@@aspopulvera9130bro, just read his response above and you won’t need to ask your redundant question.

[@testingapps2145]

One of the best videos I've ever seen.

[@Trevorus1]

I can’t stop thinking about tf2 spy crab when watching this

[@vladlenvolkov9034]

he work well

[@will9001asd]

We must protect the effective bloodline!!

[@1.618_Murphy]

There are countless sci-fi stories where a female human being falls in love with the handsome robot assistant. I wonder if crabs have the same sexual "urge" towards our spy crab guy!

[@ShadowsandCityLights]

Even under the sea machines rein supreme!

[@benjaminspannagel4327]

Absolutely amazing!

[@DeluxeDietCoke]

Okay I can see why Jordan peele took inspiration from a stingray for NOPE now

[@thecatrizable]

lol that the end so cute

[@TheKidWithPr0blems]

Somehow I’m interested in these spy Creatures 😂 the other video of a crab spy was the first one 👌

[@ChatGPt2001]

A robot spider crab may potentially help protect a real crab from a stingray, but it would depend on the specific capabilities and design of the robot. Stingrays are known for their ability to deliver powerful stings with their barbed tails, which can be dangerous to other marine creatures, including crabs. If the robot spider crab is equipped with defensive mechanisms or features that can deter or fend off stingrays, such as sharp or armored appendages, it may be able to provide some level of protection to the real crab. However, it is important to note that a robot would not have the same instincts or natural behaviors as a real crab, so its ability to effectively defend against a stingray would ultimately depend on its programmed capabilities and adaptations. Additionally, the success of the robot spider crab in protecting the real crab would also depend on the specific circumstances and dynamics of the interaction between the two animals. It is challenging to predict the outcome without knowing the exact details of the robot's design and capabilities, as well as the behavior and size of the stingray involved.

[@aceclips6615]

Years later crab will tell the story to their kinds about a warrior crab and sons will believe its just a legend

[@jeru_jj1161]

On that day crabs understood weakness of the flesh.

[@ssdtrain1]

we could learn a lot from these crabs.

[@Jerry.2207]

This crab will start war against stingrays. 🦀⚔️

[@brettoday6480]

Spy crab became their savior😂

[@kamakat8295]

Thanks!

[@Zopiexx]

Long live King Crab!

[@cawiltu]

“They Hoover them up”😂😂😂

[@user-lr7lo5or5x]

Краб за краба - так за основу взято!

[@Dennan]

they will build a monument to this legend

[@NoobPCGamer1267]

The ray is lucky it didn't get backstabbed

[@EugeneFlorida]

This is beautifully , i will subscribe for more

[@darrellmurdock6880]

Very interesting way of interacting with marine life 👍😎😎

[@freyalove3831]

Robot Crab and real crabs ::we stick together like brothers from a different mother.

[@enricotoesca3941]

Amazing video

[@jacob_90s]

Thus, the legend of Kingler was born.

[@The_guy_on_the_internet]

anyone else going "crab people, crab people" in the end? no? just me? ok nvm

[@arturzimplayerpro2573]

all hail the robotic giant

[@solanumtuberosa]

Should've given the robot crab a katana

[@thecatrizable]

for the last time this is not king crab XD

[@solanumtuberosa]

@@thecatrizable but he CAN be

[@steveweast475]

Amazing

[@Lincoln-ix5xw]

Animation has really come a long way and its incredible , I almost didnt see that no of these crabs are real in the video. Just look at the odd colour clarity and also the crabs legs dont kick up dust when they walk around.

[@JohnDownerProd]

I can assure you this is not animation and the crabs are real.

[@Chaos706]

Planktons robot really be putting In the work

[@0xVENx0]

amazing

[@mrmerpy3131]

seeing a stingray up close is terrifying

[@martilives896]

I feel so sorry for crabs, they lead such violent and short lives

[@chirpy9354]

this is CRABNITY!

[@KellyBurnett138]

Look how many of those buggers… 😮

[@ph11p3540]

I am trying to figure how how the author is controlling this crab since radio waves do not travel more than a few feet under water and there is no control line extending from the robot crab.

[@mikevisby8744]

Maybe some type of sonar or the crab is programmed to do certain things in certain situations. A lot of the time, it is just sitting in one spot.

[@SPIRKING4455]

Bro become main character 🗿

[@AngryMug]

Such a cool channel

[@Repienk]

Its like a UFO abducting people

[@Falcon_Serbia]

I bet alien do the same thing with us but with artificial humans lmao