The incredible unity of the spider crab | Spy in the Ocean - BBC

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Spy creatures uncover surprising undersea relationships, as sharks befriend fish, whales play with dolphins, and lobsters do the conga in seas where even spider crabs have friends.
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[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

That robot crab is a god among mortals, they saw how it distracted danger.

[@user-rh4hi7eo1k]

the robot crab is not a god

[@idkdawg8824]

@@user-rh4hi7eo1kthe robot crab is the teller of all crabs he is there to tell them what will happen in the future

[@ieuanclouter8494]

​@@user-rh4hi7eo1kYou dare with this heresy? Be gone with you.

[@victorlim3621]

Crabs: Hey, I saw that guy helped the little one before. This is our turn to help him, whoever he is!

[@LupisLupine]

Must protect the rare endangered spycrab

[@UshankaMaster]

tf2!

[@rhondahuggins9542]

Can you hear the stories they will tell about that crazy crab who battled the Ray? Legendary🤯

[@malwads1836]

All the spy 🦀 needs is a little superhero cape🤭.

[@vintan8191]

Mr crabs and his friends

[@mikael7_]

"He can't eat all of us" 🦀🦀🦀

[@abirahsan6712]

😂😂😂

[@ediotism]

I can also eat 50 crabs a day, but you wouldn't want to share the same swimming pool with me afterwards

[@Selania2967]

😂

[@TheSnakelord_]

😂😂😂

[@sushilgain]

​@@Selania2967😅😅😅

[@debrahouston2884]

Cool that the older hard shells form a protective cover, mound to protect the younger soft shells... Brilliant self-defense mechanism! "A living Citadel" of survival in the wild. TY @BBC

[@Daisuki2]

Pushing the young crabs to dive down appears to increase survival. For some reason, in nature, the harder and stronger crabs try to stand on top of the younger crabs. This seems to me to be a suicidal act that is completely illogical. In the long run, however, the species of crabs that burrow under young crabs may have reduced their numbers.

[@mrmthemajesticmoose6767]

Oh sure, when the older male crabs climb ontop of the younger female crabs to "protect" them its cool, but when I do it to young girls its illegal >:(

[@caseymoore4759]

Soft shell just means they are molting as well

[@ammobile2309]

​@@caseymoore4759😢

[@riverplate0101]

Ray be like: "I hate it when they bunch up like that."

[@shuklavinays]

Imagine it’s your first day when you get that hard shell and you’re out there to face Sharkie thing.

[@EventHorizonPrdctns]

I am blown away by how effective that ray's mouth is at extracting all the meat from a crab so quickly!! What the heck kind of inner workings are going on inside that mouth?!

[@lraven888]

Omg I love this SO much! Spider crabs are one of my favorite animals they are so amazing

[@ghostlyblue5735]

I love spider crabs too, they just look so alien with their legs and body shape, I love their armor and how they eat and act. Weird its my favorite animal but I love them. Specifically the Japanese spider crabs with their incredibly long legs.

[@lraven888]

@@ghostlyblue5735 I know they make noises too. Idk they are just amazing.

[@ghostlyblue5735]

@@lraven888 I want one as a pet, like idk if it would understand the pet dynamics but i’d love to watch it eat and pet it if possible.

[@lraven888]

@@ghostlyblue5735 I had one as a pet. Her name was Karkinos I had her since she was a speck it was from a seaweed experiment I had her 2 years before she died I regret not releaseing her any crabs I usually had as soon as I could see them I took them back to the ocean. It REALLY hurt my heart cause she’d make these kinda idk purring noises or more like at first it sounded like something was cranking idk how to describe it. I think she wanted her own kind but she’d molt right out in the open . If I had seen THIS before I would of contacted a local diving place to take her back for me cause he literally video taped a molting spot. I think maybe she’d been ok. Idk they can live like 20 years so yea I wish I let her go. I mean her tank was cycled it was big I planned on getting bigger it was just hers and a stone crab. I would suggest just watching stuff like this. It’s been over a year and it still hearts my heart when I see molts or dead spider crabs at the beach. I still have her molts. I thought I’d have her forever. But I mean high site she should been in the ocean finding a mate.

[@ghostlyblue5735]

@@lraven888 I'd keep those molts forever, they really are fascinating creatures. The name reminds me of ARK survival evolved, sounds nice. Have you had any other pets?

[@tjsxav]

Kudos to the camera guy who captured this detailed video 🔥

[@malwads1836]

😅I just wonder how many times they got pinched by that army of 🦀 s.

[@danielleite8131]

camera crab*

[@keroknight2989]

Or the camera crab 🦀 😂

[@TheCrusader1000]

I love this series its so unique and impressive. I hope this nature documentary clears up at the awards.🎉

[@baconflakes3345]

Sons watching crabs again

[@123benny4]

It would be nice if they cleaned up for sure.

[@catllionare]

So cool how they team up to help each other. 😇

[@rvrmdude]

Why is learning about these crabs easier than whatever the hell I'm gonna be asked about at midterms

[@colorado841]

BBC: "A brief monument to teamwork." Crabs: "Hey anybody know how to cook one of these things?"

[@BLKBRDSR71]

Crabs: Our hero! ALL HAIL THE ROBO SPIDER CRAB!

[@ibtesamyasser9008]

مااجمل أعماق البحار و(المحيطات) شكرا لكم ‏والطاقم النجاح والتعاون ٠

[@ryannovel8892]

Crabs, together, strong. 💪💪

[@elainesteinmetz9710]

i think this is wonderous....working together to thwart the predator..just amazing...

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

Wow! How wonderful that they protect each other🤗❤️🐝

[@Daisuki2]

The larger the crab pile, the smaller its surface area relative to its volume. In other words, the number of crabs attacked by rays decreases as shown in the logarithmic graph. An amazing survival strategy.

[@dbvideos-3059]

yeah its about abou the lagirithmic graph! i hope the crabs thank it.

[@user-xu9bn6tv7f]

So smart analysis

[@natkingcol909]

Team work makes the dream work!

[@delana2842]

Nature is incredible!

[@doliyolanda9903]

I want a robot crab, looks so fun

[@malwads1836]

They could probably make a fortune selling these things...A lot of people would love to have the remote control & play with 1 of these.I'm sure more than a few kids would like to use 1 for a prank on the beach somewhere🤭.

[@AmaliaNeagu100]

I never knew crabs make this sounds😮

[@catatonicbug7522]

You mean "crunch"?

[@barbaraspeckarmy]

@@giganerd6780 oh my.. i didnt notice its a robot!! (Small screen and watching at night is my excuse 😊). Thanks for pointing that out, I clearly noticed it after watching again :).

[@ytcensorhack1876]

U mean money, money, money....

[@malwads1836]

​@@ytcensorhack1876Yep & apparently some of them own fast-food restaurants & wear business-casual clothes too😉🤭👍🏻.

[@ForgottenHonor0]

I can almost hear the crabs yelling, "Shell-wall!"

[@Susie_86]

Oh, I just love the storytelling on this one. *chef's kiss*

[@bradcolby7373]

Such beauty and intelligence,an amazing clip!

[@basstap890]

The Ray is the real life Alien ship coming to invade the crabs but they aren't going easy.

[@bluepangolin1908]

The view from the spy crab reminds me of the interior of that spaceship in the movie Nope when people were being folded into it

[@Quantbit]

"makes short work of extracting meat from shell" me at joes crab shack 4 beers in: "amateur."

[@ondemandmediagroup]

Omg I watched this whole video & only realized at the end that the protector crab was a robot 😭😭

[@MikeH-sg2ue]

Wow, that was fascinating! Thanks for sharing!

[@Jkim890]

1:09 What is that robot doing? xD

[@graceydez6199]

Honey badgers of the sea. I cried. I laughed.

[@WJen8]

I'm kinda in the mood for crab legs now 😂🦀

[@cocacola99]

this is unbelievable yet so amazing!

[@johntate5050]

That spy crab went down in crab folklore are the most badass crab that ever walked the seabed.

[@Matty-kelly]

1:06 do you feel it now mr krabs

[@knuxuki1013]

Holy wow, that is, no this is all so flippin' amazing to see! I had no idea crabs were like this, it's so neat!

[@pamparam4637]

I didn't know, that sting ray is such a murderous creature.

[@daviddeckers]

Not a manta, its a stingray..

[@pamparam4637]

@@daviddeckers corrected, thanks :)

[@wayneanderson8034]

They have their come uppance, hammerheads love to eat rays.

[@tristan6509]

Every creature is a murderous creature, hell I'd say humans are the most murderous if you look at it that way.

[@exozoo4940]

Stingrays And Crabs Are Animals That Are Found In The Sea 🌊

[@ddnz7]

this video is so nice, I watched it several times❤

[@amityville768]

Jordan peele took one look of this video and immediately got an idea for a movie

[@newtonfamily753]

NOO MR.KRAB

[@julianaylor4351]

David Tennant 😍😁

[@after718]

What a touching scene

[@tabxtra7057]

David Tennant?

[@LindaC616]

I keep trying to search who is the Scotsman doing this narration. It doesn't come up. For a second, I thought Alan Cummings, but you might be right

[@LindaC616]

You were right! Funny that they don't list it in credits, but it can be found under the actor's wiki page

[@julianaylor4351]

His real accent. His name is a stage name, his real name is a Scots surname, look up his biography. ♥️

[@FMFvideos]

Spy spider crab among us.

[@venus.76]

👀Interested programme 👍Thank you.🌻

[@Blake-ky2le]

" i never really was on your side"

[@darenlo2233]

Wow why did the death ray help the spy crab back on its feet, if we were to not take that as just a narrative thats a fun way to look at what happened

[@user-fs8sc2el6o]

서로를 위하는 마음… 그걸 지켜보는 제가 더 뿌듯해요😊

[@theoceanusman]

That's is different crubs. I love that.

[@lindyc.2552]

THIS WAS FREAK'N AMAZING!!!

[@Xtariz]

wait?... 50 a day? How hungry are you? 50 crabs a day guy

[@nothingstands]

never would have thought i'd have something in common with rays.

[@BALOYBEACHBUM]

Interesting TY!

[@acharles3374]

50 crabs a day. Now, I want to eat some sting ray.

[@zainmudassir2964]

Time for a crab rave

[@malwads1836]

He should've visited Bikini Bottom & said "Hello" to his brother that runs the Krusty Krab🤭.

[@dnacarnive]

All the beauty that exists in nature is full of mystery

[@KimChan51]

Ironic seeing this after hearing the phrase “crab mentality” all my life.

[@Kidicaruslover]

1:09 were they making the crab wave to the camera? lol

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

Great video. It does look like a all you can eat Buffet to a Ray.

[@normlor]

IT'S CALLED A KING CRAB NOW!!

[@ryanlu6425]

Is that david tennant narrating

[@InsectsVD]

Thanks

[@dhrosier]

Video so clever it is worth watching and contemplating. How did they achieve the spy spider crab? Camera lens is shown in a couple of frames but no clue if they somehow installed it in a living crab or did they build a drone crab? Either way the movement accuracy and picture quality are outstanding.

[@farel6406]

New fear unlocked

[@LoneSheWolf09]

How extraordinary

[@Dave....]

I remember at about 9 or 10 years old. I had ate crab for the first time in my life and it was so delicious. But then shortly after I broke out in hives and discovered I was allergic to shellfish. I've never ate another crab, ever since then.

[@Shychildklax]

Good thing you’re not a stingray

[@baremeen]

Awesome 👌

[@chriszablocki2460]

Guess what just fell onto our dinner plate, John? Scorpion and frog. 😋

[@elene7414]

WHOs voice is this? David Tennant?

[@R.M.MacFru]

Yep.

[@user-kv5os7wo6i]

What a bizarre existence and crabs have it pretty weird as well.

[@muhammadawisabdshahadan1117]

Incredible💪🥳

[@mark6302]

i wonder if the ray can tell its not real from the electric signal

[@sidpascua2237]

0:12 wow are those robot spider crabs?

[@sidpascua2237]

0:28 look at its arms it has nails on it so it is a robot!

[@Mystogan00]

Incredible i never seen so many crabs 🦀

[@AllanScott28]

Beautiful ❤️

[@zetastreaker47]

I've never seen a stingray eat before, I now wish to unsee it.

[@joenewlin4935]

Very cool.

[@Unan1mouz]

That's a lot of crabs... Is spider crab yummy?

[@carcinogeneticist-oj4sg]

This is gr8 :::;)

[@KartikPatel-nt4ff]

😅😅😅😅well information good show 😅😅

[@dominicpaul8539]

Mmm delicious I love crab! 😂

[@angels2081]

My twin crabs

[@abhaynathn.p7185]

its your documentary is a very nice and you take a very affordable make a natural documentary goad bless you

[@Smokeboats]

It’s like Nope. But with crabs

[@BradTerenceFloresta]

crabs got UFOed

[@gohibniugoh1668]

❤wheres my drawn butter!

[@Vixduffield]

David Tennant can talk to me all night ☺️🥰😴

[@ryefry]

That water looks awful shallow.

[@prettybird2588]

Wonder where this was filmed?

[@anhdadenvietnam]

Crab vs. Shrimp 😮😮😮

[@samueltrusik3251]

UNITY AMONG THE CRAB

[@Ndmofficial15]

This is basically the money money AAAAAAAAAAAA meme is like

[@shellder_gaming]

Money! money! money! aaahhhh!!!!