Octopus Steals Crab from Fisherman | Super Smart Animals | BBC Earth

Meet the Giant Pacific Octopus, perhaps the smartest of all invertebrates and the bane of many a Crab Fisherman. Boasting an enormous brain, this voracious poacher can adopt a number of creative strategies when hunting for Crabs. Subscribe: bit.ly/BBCEarthSub
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[@furensuko]

"There is another crab fisherman living down here in this cave and it's a much more creative one than Steve" sick burn, RIP Steve

[@lucivaniaferreira5774]

.@y

[@marsbar8286]

I lost it 😂😂 the way they edited it to show Steve sipping coffee was gold.

[@hannahbananno2679]

I'm subscribing to you for this comment alone

[@snl9172]

b the same thing

[@VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM]

By the look of that belly Steve could use a few less crabs anyway.

[@tartag613]

Steve: Octopus: IT’S BIG BRAIN TIME

[@harshitameena7201]

Didn't 'crab' word reminds u of ' Namjoon's Malta Crabs' LMAO

[@parimalik3462]

Hey army 💜

[@bacarousseni1743]

M

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Steve: What can I say?

[@sonoffire8777]

i apprieciate how the fish just gets in the way for attention lmao

[@pinkcashmeres]

The fish: Yes, it is me.

[@ItsOnlyRyan]

Photo bombed

[@brandonhill1751]

Poor Steve. Got dissed by the narrator and got no crabs

[@matthanneman7511]

Pretty much. They were filming the whole thing and couldn't have told him?

[@MohammadImran-sh9tb]

camera: remember octy, dont go out until the fisherman starts pulling octy: how much do you pay me for this? camera: 3 crabs octy: deal

[@Fugeta20]

Best underrated joke

[@rajuhy6335]

Mohammad Imran hy

[@yneshAshanti]

3:17

[@lemon_maho]

hahahaaha

[@gaygoc]

lol

[@kermitle]

“Think of a dramatic different strategy.” *yeets itself in*

[@adensmigovsky3788]

To wassup squid person from splatoon XD I forget her name...

[@winggedhussar97pl20]

It's Callie

[@survive4life]

Spongebob if you don’t get your ass back in the sea!

[@mateussocorro9141]

I gave de 1000 like respect

[@yanelyaraujo9557]

Mateus Socorro n

[@harrietharlow9929]

I love octopuses. They are so clever. My friend worked as a docent at an aquarium and she told me a male octopus, obviously in the mood for love, managed to get out of his thank, make his way to the tank of a nearby female, then got himself into her tank.

[@norffillian497]

And then got himself into her tank

[@Elizabeth-so6zp]

Woooooah! Hahhahha

[@altheadawn2531]

I thought you were going to say the male octopus 🐙🦑 got out of his tank and made his way to hit on your friend😂😂🤣🤣

[@harrietharlow9929]

@@altheadawn2531 lollollol

[@Cartoonshipper]

Clever girl...😊

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Legend has it that the octopus eventually put Steve out of business, forcing him to Uber and wait tables on the weekends.

[@bryantorres6629]

Steve: *sips drink* Stupid crabs octopus: *Takes crab* Stupid Steve

[@shepherd8171]

WestSide Psycho lol

[@tubo85able]

Nice!

[@KillberZomL4D42494]

Haha

[@user-gu3fv2et9u]

and he is smart enough to pick the best food, crabs, not some shitty fish

[@adamludwick9931]

Narration dripping with condescension. God I miss the old BBC.

[@wolfganghendery8298]

"A sure sign that an octopus has struck: a trail of empty shells, and a frustrated fisherman" made me laugh so hard.

[@xXCrazy1oO]

“what can I say?”

[@blauesmondlicht8891]

Police:There was a murder and the murderer an octopus. Citizen:How did you know that was an octopus? Police: Well there are empty shells, and a frustrated fisherman. Citizen: >:O FRICKING GENIUS

[@blvk3]

look again, a trail of empty shells which come from the local fish market

[@patricialoper1552]

BC of NY part

[@jer0me129]

ur laughing... the fisherman is upset and ur laughing...

[@MrAverageD]

"What can I say." - Steve. You said it all, Steve, you said it all.

[@gayatrimukherjee5582]

1:51 love how the other fishies are checking out what's going on

[@ender003]

Octopus: I'm not trapped in here with you, you're trapped in here with me.

[@jacetheboogeyman3797]

is that from watchmen

[@shepherd8171]

The Ender lol

[@metallion9712]

#SODA# Sapis top 10 anime battles

[@maksymalnybul6145]

Whatever you smoke, It's not good for you

[@amandamol9050]

😄😄😄

[@anstonbritto3897]

0:01 "This is Steve, a crap fisherman" xD

[@GenderWoman666]

XDDD

[@heyheyheyheyheyhey76]

Glad I'm not the only one who heard it haha.

[@waringaw.m6350]

xD

[@meghanachauhan9380]

@@GenderWoman666 sexy

[@meghanachauhan9380]

@@robbyz512 I used to be adventure lik u then I took arrow tonkne

[@thomasaquinas2600]

Octopuses are amazing. Untaught, with a tiny lifespan, their relatives mostly having the IQ of the shells on the seafloor, octopuses show intelligence and thinking equivalent to terrestrial mammals.

[@liberatedwoman]

👍👍👍❤️ some more than others, definitely.

[@badops5308]

Octopus : * gets out of cage * Crabs : Impossible..

[@MyLittlePwnyta]

"A free crab buffet for me? Steve, you shouldn't have!"

[@onnopleaseno649]

Steve you fool YOU WASTED 39.99 AT RED LOBSTER FOR HER

[@stanczyka2407]

MyLittlePwnyta lol

[@sandrasignorelli5960]

HA HA HA! Octopus 2, fisherman 0. 🤣

[@existential]

It's amazing how the octopus acted to fit the script.

[@erikallen3804]

I’m guessing it was a tamed octopus

[@Dowlphin]

BBC's nature videos have the same style as their war reporting.

[@ernestogasulla7763]

It wasn't selected for any horror movie, so it makes a living working for the BBC.

[@metrozeegle4985]

Octopus is smart enough to read a script, undersand it and act according to it !

[@emanuelrojas2]

I'm sure that octopus was an ocean thespian

[@Arcsecant]

You think that's smart? That octopus actually keeps his crab fishing licence renewal up to date, so there's nothing there fisherman can do about it.

[@PTBCANADIAN]

The octopus was so smart that it wanted to challenge itself rather than eat the crab sitting right next to it outside the cage lol

[@spp2000]

3:02-3:06 The octopus is so smart it managed to escape right at the time when the dramatic music ended .

[@haywood0457]

Poorna Prithvi lol 😂editing at its finest

[@stinknus]

+Poorna Prithvi the octopi have mastered the art of video editing techniques

[@Lumostancia]

that's not the case you guys. the video editor edits the music to match the footage. Guess I'm the only one who's smart here.

[@haywood0457]

L0e uhhhhmmmm 🤔 you know we're being......nvm

[@johnpoulsen7582]

L0e LOe you could be humourless too

[@jennifer9084]

Even though this is staged that octopus is very smart and a paid actor.

[@alexisdiaz5750]

Jennifer A a very great stuntman too

[@takolatte6708]

Alexis Diaz a

[@jonathanyang9693]

The octopus be like how am I gonna cash this check.

[@AquaBubblez13]

Jennifer A loll

[@bc_gaming4502]

Better acting than megan foxx in transformers

[@Tjx724]

Crab walks into trap Octopus: So you have chosen death

[@youtubeuserdan4017]

Narrator: ...and it's much more creative than Steve Steve: **sips in sadness**

[@mr.bluesky8554]

you can bet the octopus is laughing maniacally while he swims away

[@ragingviper1389]

0:02 "This is Steve" All the kids: Hi Steve

[@Angela-ij1rd]

Haha agreed 😂😂

[@directionersmovie2449]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ashantihendley811]

*Wait, so your telling me octopuses eat crabs so that mean squidward eats mr krabs-*

[@autonomous2010]

Squidward is a Squid. Not an Octopus. Not that it much matters since Squid will eat Crabs too.

[@nickyaraza7176]

I've lost it when she said that the octopus was more creative than Steve 😂

[@kroakie4]

Yeah that was funny. Those poor crabbies never stood a chance. Lol

[@erickreyes9812]

1:59 Crab: “let me in!” Trapped crabs: “let us out!” Crab: “let me in!”

[@GenderWoman666]

Octopus: I'll let you in... into myself...

[@keller109]

Lol y’all crazy 😂

[@lazypops3117]

lion king reference that

[@joroivanov5400]

*and an animal far more creative then steve* ..... rip steve :')

[@mr.queasy2280]

Joro Ivanov roasted

[@edo201]

Poor Steve.

[@virgil291]

Joro Ivanov .....I second Joro....poor Steve...well at least beer is on the menu

[@JDH_MUSIC]

Wrecked.

[@bokchoiman]

How will steve EVER recover?

[@beingaPrince]

Octopus knows how to pull out in time.

[@Tjx724]

Is no one gonna talk about the crab outside the cage just vibing watching his fellow crab get eaten

[@Superkid33]

Ikr, I was thinking the same thing xD

[@Quyanxi]

11 crabs and one fisherman didn't like this

[@RachelRamirezCaroline]

Milo Dvorak Lol! It is now 70 crabs and 7 fisherman.

[@cus.psmmohpmdhfmn9169]

Rachel Ramirez

[@mofleh177]

and the ex gf of the octopus

[@koiiyhonze9148]

420th like✌👈☝👏🍁

[@christinamartinez6070]

Milo Dvorak 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕

[@NJA2k8]

"Good thing we found this safe metal cage to protect us from the octo- 2:18 OH MY GOD!!!!!"

[@askeralmighty9693]

Thank you for this, LOL !!

[@marysanchez9465]

NJA2k8 😂

[@stanczyka2407]

NJA2k8 :)

[@naderchami8749]

ق

[@anilbajracharya888]

We e

[@TheCaptainQuinn]

They are such smart creatures!

[@mianfakharu254]

The fish coming in front of camera be like: Is movie shooting goin' on?

[@JoeLackey]

“This is Steve. He is a crab.”

[@meghanachauhan9380]

Crap Hunter. Steve likes crap. Be like Steve

[@johnvortecho8034]

What can I say

[@keziahalexis1694]

😂😹hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

[@karalynlott]

Octopus: Eat that Steve, o wait i already did (laughs maniacally)

[@starr970]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stephcurry5920]

I dont get it

[@adeshasaunches345]

@@starr970 a Lpp

[@michaelmendillo4614]

LMFAO DUDE !!! 😂😂😂

[@valuezclan1962]

But he died by a stingray

[@GrahamChapman]

"What can I say?" Ooh! Ooh! I know the answer to this one: "Clever girl."

[@normabacaoci9434]

H

[@kikyanwar1903]

Squidward: you still owe me my salary.. :(

[@kxnglee]

Everybody gansta till the octopus finesse your crabs

[@thecitizenjoan]

Octopus 🐙: Ooh a new takeout restaurant! Love it! And the food is free!!? Yas.

[@ryancollins5851]

Squidward ate Mr Krabs family

[@StephNuggs]

Steve won an Oscar for this performance

[@JL-yq8dz]

Meanwhile a diver is watching Steve’s reputation Get destroyed by a cephalopod.

[@samanthalochs]

good job steve. u really represented the human race well on this one, buddy! ;)

[@luhaleyry321]

What can I say?

[@martianimperialcouncil9194]

*You dare?*

[@TMS93]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/enqZeqqFZ5eIaNE

[@quochuy9037]

Ă

[@idho_kung]

Steve job

[@rennfahrer3000]

1:03 get rekt steve

[@lityigimi5196]

Cari 1499 wot m8?

[@galacticpulsegaming2877]

Cari 1499 #rekt

[@georgebush8315]

What can I say?-Steve 2017

[@Kevin-um1nq]

Cari 1499 1000th like

[@dizzzydanny]

Cari 1499 get recked by *steve*

[@reptiles3244]

Funny thing is if you think about it the octopus actually intentionally did that it could have easily just waited for other crabs to come by it's home as they clearly had multiple times before but I think it got bored of the easy kills and wanted a challenge and a big metal cage seemed like a fun challenge to it

[@walubiprince8436]

octopus officially told him you ain't a crab fisherman but a craberman😁😁😁😁

[@peepodhumperdink4456]

Octopus 3, Steve 0

[@kenken9315]

Peepod Humperdink nnnn !

[@Quandaledingleberg]

"And it's a much more creative then Steve" R.I.P Steve.

[@katiekat4457]

That’s Wack sub to me Who is Steve? Many people seem to know who he is.

[@mikelorenz6732]

How is getting into a cavelike structure and getting out after eating more creative than literally going about, find stuff thats tough enough to be hard to break but still be flexible enough to form strings to form a structure where crabs can get in but not really out ?

[@trasmundoplaylist5543]

@@mikelorenz6732 u must be fun to talk with

[@opiumtrail7032]

than*

[@mrmister1657]

That’s honestly terrifying, octopus ripping a crab out of its shell basically

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

A octopus can pounce on a crab with ease on open bottom. The trap creates more of a buffet setting 😂🐙🦀👌

[@andy99ish]

That is nothing. I once have seen how villagers on Madagascar kept an octopus to do the accounting for their coconut plantation. Admittedly that octopus did not take care of their tax returns.

[@islamwasrightaboutwomen4420]

Roy G Biv stfu

[@starr970]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@starr970]

@Roy G Biv 🤣🤣🤣

[@happyathomeforever6116]

🤣🤣

[@johannvonvictornova4730]

an octopus is mayor of my city

[@vena936]

Squidward attacking Mr. Crabs? Okkk... That's just wrong.

[@thevisitor1012]

should've given him a raise

[@N0neyobusiness]

That’s an octopus, and squidward is a squid...clearly, by his name.

[@melissaduck]

@@N0neyobusiness Actually, Squidward is an octopus, not a squid. Squids have appeared on SpongeBob before, and they look nothing like Squidward. Heck, his name in other countries are more related to octopuses.

[@alecfongy3175]

@@N0neyobusiness Get dunked on

[@thisusername98]

vena309 Squidward gets underpaid

[@Animal_Life_Channel]

🙂🙂🙂I wish all animals could be as lucky as this little guy and be loved just as much 🙂🙂🙂

[@vg2448]

What clever and cunning animals. So resourceful and smart.

[@TheClarkBark]

Narrator: “...to think up a new strategy.” Octopus: “LEEROOOOY”

[@gray-stinger]

xD

[@paterson90]

Lol

[@mr.queasy2280]

are you feeling it now mr.krabs?

[@meowcraft2403]

Mr. Queasy 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@inactive_channel_]

lol

[@shepherd8171]

Mr. Queasy lol

[@pwilson6600]

ahaha

[@reitrace]

hes feeling the octopus beak

[@SpoonAtNoon]

The Krabs last words: ahoy there Mr Squid-

[@ericr154]

Fisherman like- ok this is my moment to shine "What can say 🤷🏻‍♂️"

[@mellingmichael777]

They're one of my favorite animals, so smart and charismatic.

[@Phoenixspin]

Under the water, it's fair game. He didn't steal anything.

[@timfrolov7891]

It was in international sea

[@edyr]

Much respect to the octopus

[@Glitcher2000]

I for one welcome our new octopus overlords.

[@gopalrao8174]

You lost me at 'This is Steve'.

[@itachialablanao8555]

gopal rao :)))))))))

[@mrdragonart2895]

That profile pic

[@liftthathigher]

Yah white people are so cool and secure that you can joke with them like that..

[@Tyler_18_]

douglas jardine stop what you’re trying to start

[@kadianmcleod7114]

Ewi octopus

[@purpleballooon]

3:00 Octopus: hi camera Camera: oh hello octo- Octopus: ok lemme grab you for a second

[@jonsey3645]

What? That made No sense.

[@purpleballooon]

Jonsey did u see the octopus grab the camera

[@Tinker-xr1gi]

Right lol it used the camera to pull itself out

[@rahulkumarsinha4748]

Iului8p

[@StyryderX]

I'm more impressed at how clean the octopus eat those crabs.

[@charlesdwayne6630]

Steve drinking his coffee like the guys from Dad Jokes

[@himisfamily4815]

I'm still not convinced that those aren't aliens

[@mad_max21]

Plot twist; our ancestors were the aliens and made the native sapient species into relatively retarded octopus, good for making takoyaki.

[@bend5963]

Plot twist: we’re the aliens

[@joankennedy7599]

I believe when humans are no longer On earth. Octopi will develop into a much higher intelligence than man.

[@megonggaga8046]

@@joankennedy7599 splatoon

[@californiadoll6273]

@@bend5963 that would honestly make such a good movie!!!!!

[@Gabrie177]

Steve IQ 70 Octopus IQ 105

[@iliasplayer8592]

Octopus IQ 10000000

[@caipi8429]

Mine is over 9.000 cuz I take 2 of them every hour if ìn lazy time..

[@BarbiePenaUncensored]

🤣

[@firstlast-FcK-YT]

I dont know, he IS sitting on a boat getting drunk while making money, sounds smart to me.

[@shaalam4984]

Years jail

[@ianwhitehead691]

Octopus got is hearty meal & then Swam back to his man cave for A sleep, he is so loveable.

[@debrabolton9372]

I love octopus. They are my favorite sea creature.

[@youxarexmyxsunshine]

This man has one of the best job. The view is spectacular and the silence sound of nothing but nature is pure perfection! Drinking coffee while waiting for the baits to catch crabs!

[@kepler180]

he probably lives in poverty bc he makes no money

[@imprinceakinpitan]

@@kepler180 good

[@adad-ec6ht]

@@kepler180 he has a nice boat

[@AyuwuSuperFan]

@@imprinceakinpitan smd

[@cottonceena]

Yay, he escaped at the last moment. I 💖 octopus !

[@charlesleflamand]

we all love those 8 arm beauties :)

[@twilightparanormalresearch186]

Well they are actually very intelligent

[@loveliakter7990]

Nl

[@loveliakter7990]

@@charlesleflamand no

[@ems901]

No he didn’t, it’s video editing.

[@jamesheal4535]

Such intelligent creatures, yet look so weird, I always thought aliens are octopuses lol

[@chandineebhujan3868]

Prison break: Octopus: yes please

[@thecupcake4724]

That octopus must be a pet of James bond.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

Sludge Pump Hi-Power Beats w

[@TSPH1992]

Naah. The octopus is the result of Chuck Norris staring at the Sea with one eye

[@akilghosh]

So why didn't BBC EARTH tell the l fisherman about the octopus?

[@jennifer9084]

Akhil Ghosh It was obviously staged. They were just trying to show how smart an octopus really is.

[@kennethsatria6607]

uh... that's not quite the word but close... like he's not hiding the fact he knows there's an octopus there like acting or something...

[@akilghosh]

Sarcasm everyone... Come on

[@sahilpatil8140]

Akhil Ghosh Apparently, the ancient art of sarcasm has been lost to the ages, and the only ones who get it are people of average intelligence. These people are very rare these days.

[@laurencedubois1792]

The octopus knows sarcasm, maybe not the fisherman.

[@mrAZcardinal]

"this is Steve" Me: hi Steve

[@JumpJeho]

Octopus: Thanks for the crabs Steve, see you later [escapes just in time].

[@doggo4918]

Crab fisherman? Shouldn't it be craberman?

[@jackhappens]

Just crabber.

[@vijaykokate9202]

Mikkel Youreallydontwanttoknow It should be Crabberpus to be honest

[@TheLittleAzn]

You mean Masterbater?

[@abitoffblacksmithing9985]

TheLittleAzn ( Peter Griffin laugh) heheheheheheheh heheheheheheheh!

[@rheumakai86]

Crab people! Crab People!

[@Jade-db1jx]

The octopus is creative. Unlike Steve. "Eat a fat one, Steve!", apparently. XD

[@DelightLovesMovies]

wow that's amazing. Thanks for sharing BBC Earth

[@CrankyPantss]

Wouldn't it have been easier just to grab the crab that was hanging around the outside of the trap, or is the thrill of the last-minute escape part of the fun?

[@souffrantdepine3762]

Probably. Octopodes are one of few animals intelligent enough to require certain kinds of stimulation, they love playing, playing pranks, and risk-taking.

[@outis439-A]

yeah this one time this octopus pranked me so hard. Was trending on octo-tube for weeks, i was so embarrassed- all those damned octopi laughing at my misfortune of getting the total hell pranked out of me.

[@Bigkahkistan]

Also that crab had room to maneuver and escape, unlike the ones caught in the trap. Maybe the octopus was just being lazy.

[@Clawdragoons]

@@outis439-A Octo-prank channels have become the bane of octo-tube. They're all either clearly staged octo-garbage or just octopi being horrible and justifying it with "it's just a prank, octo-bro!"

[@astaridjatmiko8187]

the octopus loves challenging impossible mission

[@Juan-dv8om]

1:44 The octopus is so smart, not going after the easy catch outside the cage.

[@Knownsky]

The octopus just wanted free crabs

[@kyzylgabunales3212]

Steve: catches a crab Crabs: oh its a party club lets go Octopus: imma check that party club

[@octolabtv1168]

Rough day for Steve. Score one for our eight-armed friend!

[@billphoenix7727]

i like ur vids

[@nasefakapulia207]

mvjg

[@shatner99]

8 armed bandit

[@pranalisarpotdar8203]

Hey! Octolab, I like ur vids!

[@GenderWoman666]

He's not a crab fisherman. He has a restaurant for octopi.

[@GOLDENFLYWARRIOR]

proof??

[@GenderWoman666]

@@GOLDENFLYWARRIOR For?

[@kooroshrostami27]

crab fisherman? that already sounds wrong crab aren't fish. Even his occupational title screams "idiot".

[@Supergolem12345]

Steve: Ok I got... Octopus: "YOINK"

[@remrealm5908]

"What can I say?" That you got robbed by an octopus?

[@gabrielacruz5659]

2:09 Fish: Am i on T.V?

[@arnauuu1]

"What can I say?". Lol

[@leakeice]

Meaning it has happened to Steve so many times :-D

[@loganlehmann6418]

Octopus outsmarts you and steals all of your crabs: wHaT cAn I SaY

[@daddydaddy7751]

His reaction after he pull the crate fish up “. What can I say” all disappointed🤣

[@MrGiga604]

0:21 *mr krabs has joined the chat*

[@expansionpackdeluxe636]

*Mr. Krabs has left the chat*

[@jordanboyd5587]

*Squidward joined the chat*

[@ladyybugg5688]

The octopus is a savage 😂

[@StealthFB22]

Octopus is far more creative at crab fishing. Goes for the crab inside the pot and leaves the easier crab on the outside 😂😂😂

[@printlife9016]

poor Steve, the octopus outsmarts him this time.

[@user-hm9mj1hc3j]

Poor steve