True Facts: Incredible Crab Stories

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Citations
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Harada K, Hayashi N, Kagaya K. Individual behavioral type captured by a Bayesian model comparison of cap making by sponge crabs. PeerJ. 2020 May 14;8:e9036. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9036.
Inoue, Tadanobu, Shin-ichiro Oka, Toru Hara, Three-dimensional microstructure of robust claw of coconut crab, one of the largest terrestrial crustaceans, Materials & Design, Volume 206, 2021, 109765, ISSN 0264-1275, doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021....
Inoue T, Oka S-i, Nakazato K, Hara T. Columnar Structure of Claw Denticles in the Coconut Crab, Birgus latro. Minerals. 2022; 12(2):274. doi.org/10.3390/min12020274
Krieger J, Drew MM, Hansson BS, Harzsch S. Notes on the Foraging Strategies of the Giant Robber Crab Birgus latro (Anomala) on Christmas Island: Evidence for Active Predation on Red Crabs Gecarcoidea natalis (Brachyura). Zool Stud. 2016 Apr 6;55:e6. doi: 10.6620/ZS.2016.55-06.
Laidre ME. Architectural modification of shells by terrestrial hermit crabs alters social dynamics in later generations. Ecology. 2019 Sep;100(9):e02767. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2767.
Laidre ME. Private parts for private property: evolution of penis size with more valuable, easily stolen shells. R Soc Open Sci. 2019 Jan 16;6(1):181760. doi: 10.1098/rsos.181760.
Laidre, M. & Hayssen, Virginia. (2012). Homes for hermits: Temporal, spatial and structural dynamics as transportable homes are incorporated into a population. Journal of Zoology. 288. 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2012.00921.x.
Lee, CC., Chiu, MC., Shih, CH. et al. The role of anthropogenic disturbance and invasion of yellow crazy ant in a recent decline of land crab population. Sci Rep 11, 12234 (2021). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91...
Lemaitre R, Rahayu DL, Komai T. A revision of "blanket-hermit crabs" of the genus Paguropsis Henderson, 1888, with the description of a new genus and five new species (Crustacea, Anomura, Diogenidae). Zookeys. 2018 Apr 23;(752):17-97. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.752.23712.
Ohashi, Rise and Naoki Kamezaki. Peculiar Molting Behavior of Large Hermit Crabs. Pacific Science, 76(2):197-200 (2022). doi.org/10.2984/76.2.7
Schnytzer, Yisrael & Achituv, Yair & Fiedler, G. Curt & Karplus, Ilan. (2022). THE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOXER CRABS AND SEA ANEMONES: WHAT IS KNOWN AND WHAT IS NOT. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Vol. 60. 495-532. DOI: 10.1201/9781003288602-10
Yamaguchi, Takao & Honda, Hiroshi & Aratake, Hisamichi & Henmi, Yasuhisa. (2006). Decorating behavior of the majid crab Hyastenus diacanthus. Crustacean Research. 35. 79-91. 10.18353/crustacea.35.0_79.

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Unfortunately babbel doesn't support Japanese, which isn't supported 😢

[@neoplan6116]

Fantastisch - ich brauche meinen Lieblings-KZbinr nicht mehr in Englisch kommentieren - er kann jetzt perfekt Deutsch! Danke Frank, für deine genialen Videos und dafür meine Muttersprache gelernt zu haben! 🤣😂🤣😂😉

[@cuewizchris]

As one of your German followers, I was both delighted and disturbed in equal measure to hear you speaking German. And a little bit aroused too.

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It's cozy in their butt, um, I mean it's cozy in there, but!

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[@wonderingmind42]

The switch up made me laugh so hard! His cleverness has always delighted me.

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He did it before in a video that mentions gastroenterologists where he says "but doctors, sorry Butt doctors..."

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[@nico2electric374]

6:22 imagine if that hermit crab thing was something people did. Like you're about to get laid, you start undressing, and then some random dude steals your pants.

[@blakemcmillan5680]

It’s more like some random dude comes and steals your house, which also happens to be your only pair of pants

[@sneakrrr]

and instead of predators, you have police trying to arrest you for public indecency

[@nextmoreinc]

💀☠💀☠

[@NecrochildK]

I used to keep a few fiddler crabs with a moon crab(pretty orange, black and purple land crab). One of the male fiddlers once tried to intimidate the moon crab, about five times it's size. He kept waving his claw, get closer, wave again, get closer. He finally got to the top of the tank where the moon crab was and was waving his claw right in his face. XD The moon crab just grabbed him by the claw and tossed him across the tank. The fiddler was fine except for his pride, which he recovered by going over to a female and doing a victory dance despite having lost.

[@TheMogd0r]

The story we didn't know we needed

[@Deathnotefan97]

Fiddler crab: alright, we’ll call this one a draw

[@nihilvox]

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[@sonipitts]

Sounds like any Saturday night at the bar, frankly.

[@jonathanbartlett1098]

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I wish this were a full weekly TV show.

[@Vote_By_Mail]

I kinda miss the Morgan Freeman voice but idk if I'd want 15mins of it lmao.

[@charmh.422]

Wow, first time I've heard of sponge and decorator crabs, and that there are crabs that carry anemone pom poms. So much to learn from ZeFrank.

[@jock-of-ages73]

I was the same 😅, even posted the same msg.

[@darcieclements4880]

Let us hope he does lots of sequels because this is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to crabs

[@RaptorRockDrakeJesus]

Here's a fact. There's also freshwater sponges that are very rare in the aquarium trade. Also, freshwater jellyfish, but everyone knew that, right??

[@deckardcanine]

My new favorite crabs.

[@Corrie-_-]

​@@RaptorRockDrakeJesusI didn't 🙋🏻‍♀️. Thank you 😊

[@jonofreedrix]

I contributed about 4 seconds of fiddler crab footage to this video at 13:38 and I feel honored 😂 This channel is amazeballs.

[@karebushmarebu233]

Amazeballs? Ew, how old are you, 40?

[@raul_jocson_]

Nice! True Facts always have such great footage. Appreciate your contribution!

[@syyneater]

That’s awesome, thank you for your research and contribution!

[@tanschi8449]

Thank you for being so kind to share and for the time you take to get such amazing footage!!!

[@The1nvisibleJeevas]

Hell yeah man

[@blahblah9036]

The perfect transitioning from land crab to coconut crab to hermit crab was excellent. Like, smooth to the point where I was waiting for him to go back to coconut crabs before I realized he had just moved on to hermit crabs.

[@DanGamingFan2846]

Crabs are pretty fascinating. There are so many different kinds with so many weird and amazing adaptations.The biggest arthropods on land and sea, claws half the size of their bodies, wearing other animals for camouflage or protection. No wonder everything keeps evolving into them.

[@watershipup7101]

Evolution: I just think they're neat.

[@SunnyLovetts]

Evolution is a lie :D

[@genjis5155]

Agreed

[@thusnameddigital9397]

It's called Carcinization.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Hmm...into them, or into their likeness?

[@TSIRKLAND]

The ability of invertebrates to regenerate through molting is amazing! I got a tarantula for Christmas when I was nine years old. At the time I got her, she was missing one of her legs- no idea why or how. Over the course of three or four molts, it grew back completely! The first was actually the most impressive: as small and spindly and shriveled as it was, it had grown under a hard exoskeleton of nothing! With each next molt, it grew back a little bigger and stronger, until it was just as good as of the other legs. Super amazing! Especially for a curious nine / ten year old. I had that pet tarantula for eighteen years. Nature is fascinating!

[@madtabby66]

Didn’t know tarantulas did that.

[@mrjoe332]

I had no idea tarantulas could live for almost 2 decades

[@pizzapie4me]

​@@mrjoe332my friend has one that's well over 30. I think it's actually a record, but they don't have the proof of when they got the guy.

[@mrjoe332]

@@pizzapie4me that's really cool.

[@311Bob]

You sure your parents didn't replace a dead one before you got home from school? You had some great parents,cherish them and let them know it!

[@caroljo420]

A friend of mine in the navy was stationed on Christmas Island, and woke up covered and surrounded by millions of crabs! Kinda freaked him out!

[@OFFICALBREEMATIONSTATION]

Woah! Lol. I'd be freaked out too!

[@thenintendocyclops1074]

The crabs were so close to completing their mission, unfortunately crab-based assassinations follow toy-story rules: you can't do it while being observed by a human.

[@SuziQ.]

At least he wasn’t covered by those horrifying ants. 😮

[@AskMia411]

That’s the kind of thing that happens in sleep paralysis, but it’s actually real. Horrifying!

[@Zack-fu4lo]

there is no way he hadnt accidentally swallowed a few

[@infinphoenix13]

@9:11 🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅. That octopus was like "there is no damn way I'm dealing with that nonsense, what in the hell did that crab hit me with??!!"

[@DanHarkins-jk9mi]

Why are you laughing at 9/11?!?! How dare you! Never forget! 'Merica!! 😂😂😂

[@SentientMeatbag]

I love how this series slowly went from just making stuff up to actual facts with a list of citations.

[@joshyoung1440]

Slowly? It hasn't been made-up facts since the very beginning. What happened was he didn't make videos for a while, then came back and made the new factual ones.

[@ShuiYueSketchbook]

Turns out truth is stranger than fiction lol

[@pisscow6395]

@@ShuiYueSketchbookThat's cause fiction is inspired by common truth

[@VoltisArt]

@@pisscow6395 deep stuff from a name...entirely appropriate for this channel. I really don't mean that in a bad way. Education is the side-effect around here...we come for the shits and giggles. And mucus. Glorious mucus.

[@dantecarangelo1083]

"Morgan Freeman cannot be cloned, because that would require unicorn tears." -Zefrank

[@exidy-yt]

I can never get tired of learning about biology when Ze Frfank is teaching. Never. ❤

[@Innomen]

Knowing that coconut crabs are actually gigantic hermit crabs is a bit life changing for me. My little herbies were some amazing pets and I always wanted bigger and bigger ones. Now I know I can get gigantic ones. Side quest unlocked. Acquire coconut crab.

[@hjfabre]

According to what I've read in the researches done on Birgus latro(Coconut Crabs), they wear shells only when they are tiny little babies, like only few mm-long. After they grow a bit more, they abandon the usage of shells. The 'hermit crab' shown in the video as a Coconut crab is actually a Coenobita violascens, another hermit crab.

[@Innomen]

@@hjfabre All true but the fact remains they are giant hermit crabs. Though it is sad we don't have gigantic land dwelling and shell wearing species hehe.

[@hjfabre]

@@Innomen The closest we get is probably Coenobita brevimanus, the biggest growing species. But imagine having an actual Coconut crab wearing a shell... How terrifying and awesome it will be!

[@Innomen]

@@hjfabreRight? I fell in love with them as a kid because they are like those toys, Rock Lords. Only cooler XD

[@brianaschmidt910]

Just realize that they may or may not have eaten Amelia Earhart. So you know..... feed them often enough, but not so often that they get big enough to eat you

[@danielleking262]

I was having kind of a lousy day, but I cannot tell you how much I laughed at 1:19 .... I backed it up to rewatch at least three more times. 😂😂😂

[@kieraemerson9020]

We rewatched that part at least 5 🤣🤣🤣

[@eromicafrancisco5477]

Thats funny

[@gelatine_ac]

The little conversational skits at the end always do it for me! Wonderful work as always.

[@vincedibona4687]

Jerry is a great foil.

[@compatriot852]

Crab and anemone symbiosis has to be my favorite pair. It's always interesting seeing how a crab selects and cultivates their partner

[@user-wb7ez9ud4p]

× partner √ slave

[@AngryKittens]

Pom pom crabs: "What partner?"

[@raifikarj6698]

​@@AngryKittensyeah more like slave master and kidnapper look how happy they are after released from their own crabkel

[@katt2002]

The crab might be purposefuly split the anemone in half when the size is too big and they will regenerate afterward. I think that's how the crab control the size of their pom-poms. Kind of harsh symbiosis.

[@OceanSwimmer]

Coconut crabs terrify me --- still, I want to see one. At a safe distance! Thank you, Ze. Another genius production.

[@chilomine839]

Coconut Crab: DEATH FROM ABOVE!

[@frofrozzty]

Yeah they're crazy. And something to keep in mind about crabs is that they're constantly evolving so Coconut Crabs actually have an ever increasing (albeit quite slowly and minutely) maximum mass because being the largest land invertabrate has proven massively successful.

[@astick5249]

@@frofrozzty with people eating the largest ones, we are actually finding the biggest individuals being less common in many places (or just never even reaching their maximum size)

[@Xboxzilla]

I mean, if you're gonna eat an endangered species, the biggest and healthiest ones are likely the best targets so it gives the smaller ones a chance to catch up.@@astick5249

[@zacharymabb4873]

FUHUHUCK THAT!

[@Candesce]

6:40 I cannot get over this muppet-from-hell crab.

[@b.h1828]

You know your day will be good when ZeFrank uploads his new content again. Keep up a good work Sir!

[@ChazCarnage]

In thirty minuets nearly 20k of us also know this.

[@AlphaBookZ]

The return of Dr. Adrian Smith was extremely unexpected. Also the "but" "butt" switch joke is so good

[@charlieevergreen3514]

3:53 YES! A true victory! You got to reverse the “but sorry but” joke! Amazing! 😆😆😆

[@NerdySodaLP]

The thing on the tyres was an excellent idea. Something like that would definitely work for other species too, like frogs and toads.

[@MrsStormtrooper]

And little tortoises too

[@jasonstrigle2155]

It never fails on these videos that I see 15-20 minutes for the length and think "I'll watch the first 30 seconds, I don't have 15 minutes" and then the whole video is over and I want it to be longer because it's so good.

[@daninaydenova7115]

da hell?? i didn't even realise it was 15 min until you mentioned it! Ze Frank is too good!

[@sarahs3832]

I just did the exact same thing!

[@denisia1111]

Finding Ze Frank gave you crabs on a Sunday morning. It's like I'm in college again 🦀

[@saranonimus9211]

When your freckles start to migrate, you got issues 😂

[@SuziQ.]

@@saranonimus9211, Thanks for that memory of behbeh nymph ticks on my torso.

[@djbis]

I don't think I've ever laughed this hard and frequently to a single True Facts video before. By far the most hilarious and witty, both in visual content and narration. Got me right out of my crabby mood! 😂

[@the78thborn]

I had a female fiddler crab who lost all but one leg and one claw to some mudskippers (this combo was recommended to me but clearly it doesn’t always work depending on species), and she had a full set of functional limbs after her next molt! I was honestly impressed, and glad I didn’t put her down before then.

[@joelford92]

I grew up watching Nature on PBS It's really refreshing to have someone flip the script. lol Thank you.

[@Ruf-Art-by-Tim]

Take that Jacques Cousteau

[@vincedibona4687]

*Marlin Perkins laughs in Mutual of Omaha*

[@jasonkeith2832]

If this is your particular flavor, try Round Planet.

[@SenorHomeslice]

Flip the script… so now we’re watching PBS on crabs?

[@joelford92]

@@SenorHomeslice I'm 37 years old

[@saber1epee0]

New ZeFrank lore just dropped in the ad!!! Dude's first language was German?!? I know I was too young for "The Show" era, but I've still followed for a decade and didn't know. Much love Ze!

[@karthik.b1309]

"Ze"Frank

[@SuziQ.]

His dad was born in Germany, and moved back there when Ze was a behbeh, so I suspect he learned German and English as a child.

[@joshauatolly4065]

My brother passed away in the hospital today. We always watched these together, and we never got a chance to watch this one. He's with morgan freeman now.

[@Harleyishella]

I am always so excited when I see a new True Facts video. The older ones were so short and more focused on the jokes, but now we get longer, very informative and hilarious videos about nature and it tickles my brain folds in the right way. I’ve been following this channel for years and I find the content just gets better and better as we go.

[@artart5404]

The transition from the first crab to hermit crabs was brilliant

[@ethanpflederer3395]

I was feeling crabby this morning, but a new ZeFrank video always cheers me up in a pinch.

[@justcallmeaj4105]

crabby... hehe

[@peggywoods4327]

I see what you did there 😂

[@sabrinaduckett5057]

This may be the most you have struggled to deliver educational information without laughing at all, and I love it!

[@Ki00akaAiKo]

I just had the epiphany that ZeFrank is basically TheFrank just pronounced in German 😭 Ist mir immer wieder eine Freude, deine Videos zu schauen ❤

[@stephgreen3070]

I think it goes even deeper than that! I believe his parents are German, as in born in Germany. Also, his first name is Hosea (Hoe- zee-ah) and the Franks settled in Germany in the 2nd/3rd century. Also last name is Frank. I think it is a clever name with several layers. Or maybe he’s not at Taylor Swift-levels of riddles and it’s just a funny name

[@SuziQ.]

Ze rhymes with “play” and is short for Hosea. His dad is the award winning Joachim Frank. Yes, they’re German-American. Ze was born in the US, but his father was born in Germany. I think his mother was also born in Germany, but I can’t confirm that as a fact.

[@sorrow5399]

Everytime i see this man post a long video, Theres this unmistakeable amount of joy that fills my body.. Keep it up sir, the energy in these videos is just always comical and informative I love it

[@DawnOldham]

I feel the same! I love edutainment an ZeFrank is the master of it!

[@barbarahouk1983]

And I go back and go back and go back just for fun. ZeFrank has been doing True Facts over 15 yrs. The jokes are never stale and the information is always a good biological review.

[@Corrie-_-]

Yes! I think it's because he puts so much effort in and we don't get bombarded with the same stuff. It's original, funny, and educational ❤❤❤

[@sorrow5399]

@@Corrie-_- The small giggles as he goes through his sentences always mess me up, its always a great watch.

[@Corrie-_-]

@@sorrow5399 right 😊. Knowing that he's enjoying himself while doing the work makes it even better ❤️

[@dharusiokay9426]

Man, hearing zeFrank speaking nearly accent-free german is wild. In a good way!

[@stempleton]

Crabs really do have such wild adaptations! Loved the footage in this one SO much, brought to life facts I knew in passing and the humor as always just puts the best sparkle in my day. Thank you for another amazing True Facts!

[@nickkurzy2246]

Earth truly is a planet mede for various types of crab.

[@michaelchen2718]

12:38 ok this one might actually be my favorite.

[@Devin.Kurant]

Listening to Ze articulate the symbiotic relationship between crab & anemone absolutely made my Sunday. Many thanks ❤

[@Kisha_can]

The ratio of facts to laughs in this particular video is absolutely not disappointing. 😂❤

[@pamelawu9649]

Man! I have loved you since the BuzzFeed and Dear Kitten days. My cats thank you for the moist delicious wet food, and I for the comedy. THANK YOU!!

[@lucidiabautista2085]

The power in the line, "I know what you want, you want the Claw!" I come back regularly just for that bit at the end

[@Koopaperson]

4:35 Imagine a crab coming at you with claws made of "DRAGON STEEL"

[@saranonimus9211]

One of the few channels out here that puts actual citations in the end credits. Ze is the shiznit.

[@CrownofMischief]

I remember after the slime mold video, Zefrank got a message from one of the scientists he referenced saying his papers got a sudden increase in downloads. Citations help everyone

[@AmrAlodaini]

I just came across this channel by chance. What a treasure! I love every video here and can't wait to watch them all

[@theemichael1]

I remember the original Ze Frank videos of him talking to the camera. They really touched my heart and was what I needed back then, I find myself needing them again now and like a field that has had two many harvests the old videos don’t yield the same feelings. Hopefully you feel inspired to do some of your old style videos at some point ❤

[@erichtomanek4739]

When Christmas Island was first discovered there was no mention of the millions of crabs. But there were 2 native rat species, found nowhere else. Sadly they became extinct. Around 2 decades later people started to write about the large numbers of red land crabs.

[@Xbalanque84]

That explains quite a lot, actually. RIP

[@IanM-id8or]

That's a turnabout from the usual situation, where rats wipe out native species

[@Mooffgamesgamer]

These two extinct Rat Species if you are curious are the Maclears Rat and the Bulldog Rat

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

Apparently it was a disease brought by introduced black rats what did the native rats in.

[@SuziQ.]

There are several islands named Christmas Island. They should number them by latitude and longitude, or by date of discovery.

[@kingvulturo]

Watching crabs be themselves is so satisfying. I owned a pair of hermit crabs for years and they truly were little characters with attitudes, personalities and lifestyles. Thanks Zee, I was hoping you'd get to hermit crabs someday.

[@obi-onekenerdi]

I just gotta say, animals and nature are so cool. This channel is one of the highlights of this entire platform. Funny, informative and genuinely entertaining and interesting. I love learning stuff, especially if it’s presented in a unique way.

[@RandallChase1]

7:20 that’s about the most Wisconsin crab I’ve ever seen!!

[@iamnerd69]

This is probably the best YT channel out there. Every single True Facts has around 137% to be the best shit you see that day. Thank you for that Frank!

[@joshyoung1440]

You forgot the word chance my dude lol

[@booshmcfadden7638]

"...they enter the water and HUBBLABLUHBLUHBLUH!" As ya do 😂😂

[@iotaayushshrivastava114]

That crab who couldn't get away from the crane and when frank said, "well maybe not that one" had me in tears😂🤣

[@thaDjMauz]

True facts has to be one of the few youtube series that not only started off strong, but managed to change for the better consistently. So many things changed their formula but lost their flare whereas true facts has just become better.

[@danilorodriguesjr8881]

A great Sunday starts with ze Frank!

[@6amsunset_]

i think myself as a fairly knowledgeable dude about animals and such since i've been passionate about zoology and weird creatures since i was a child, but this man zefrank always finds some even weirder creature to talk about i have never heard before. insane work keep it up

[@allfathersdotter]

Ze Frank you are .... the ORIGINAL MAN OF THE PEOPLE.... it thrills me so that you are still so active and influential and -dammmmiitt- THANK YOU for all the labors of love you have given and also clearly delighted in with your labor..... for the community - for all of us.

[@MrAngenos]

15:00 im glad you came back to narrate this part

[@risel56]

14:52 Hey look, it's Crabby Dave!

[@garrettdemoss9465]

I know a lot of people watch these just to laugh but I've never come away from one of these videos without learning quite a lot about nature.

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

8:37 The boxer crab should be called the "cheerleader crab".

[@heofonfyr6000]

I've been watching for a long time. These never fail to be simultaneously both the most educational and hilarious videos on youtube. You..... are funny, sir!

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

Just the sort of pick-me-up I needed. Thanks for *_never failing_* to put a smile on all our faces, Ze! ❤😊 _edit: No, that's not fair... Also a _*_Thank You_*_ to Caitlin and all the Science Hippies!!_ ❤ _edit2: Yes... 'Jerry' as well! lol_

[@veramae4098]

More smiles: Leon the Lobster.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

@@veramae4098 That's the grocery store lobster turned pet, yea? It's been in my recommendations a time or two, but never figured it'd be of interest... Maybe I'll give it a watch. Thanks!

[@shawnycoffman]

What about Jerry? ☹️

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

@@shawnycoffman *You are absolutely right...* I did forget about Jerry! Also the guy _before_ Jerry, but the name escaped me lol

[@SuziQ.]

@@shawnycoffman, Does an invisible friend get credits?

[@DawnOldham]

The pictures of swarming crabs and little "crablets" was like something right out of a horror movie. I guess the people who live there get used to it!

[@SuziQ.]

They looked like swarming ants, and to my horror, the swarming ants arrived.

[@meganalfajora3991]

This was my favorite True Facts video in a while. All of those crabs are so metal yet so cute!

[@TsunamiBeefPies]

It's always a joyous occasion when a new True Facts drops! Thank you!!

[@tezzanoia]

This is actually one of the few times I've watched a full sponsored segment. Not because I'm that interested in learning a new language atm, but because I didn't expect you to know German. Your pronunciation is pretty good!

[@RealityCheck6969]

I was drinking coffee at 12:12 when he said "it's like a literal pyramid scheme". You guys can imagine what happened to my poor monitor. :))))

[@Satellite_Of_Love]

I try not to drink liquids when watching this channel. 😂

[@nickk4953]

This man is amazing with creating fun educational content. If only 10% of the video out there were like this the world would be a better place

[@chrissteele7823]

Please - never stop these videos, absolutely informative and funny

[@nickh.isalldamgenocntrol4444]

Its like Christmas when an episode comes out. lol , learning a bunch while laughing can't get any better.

[@saccharinesilk]

8:01 "nice anemone!" "thanks it has pockets!"

[@goodpie2772]

This is one of the best vids yet! Always a delight to see a new episode of True Facts

[@westminsterabbey.6916]

I say it every time but these really do keep getting better and better with every upload

[@paul_ujb]

Absolutely loved this one. Another crazy crab for anyone interested is Echinoecus pentagonus, which lives in the anal pore (rectum) of sea urchins.

[@metalmamasue3680]

The symbiotic relationships in nature can be kinky, but there's no butt kink shaming here 🤣

[@llofdarkwater9152]

But crabs, sorry, Butt Crabs... oooh, do they make a salve for that?

[@leo-a-h-g]

Niemand bewirbt seine Sponsoren besser als @Ze Frank. Way to go! 🦀

[@randangbalado]

jay foreman

[@13lilsykos]

You forgot the most important part about the ad... "Blahblahblahblah" 😂

[@wifipigeon01]

Auf jeden!

[@turtlebop]

I've never heard such realistic claw clacking. The kid is a natural.

[@stryker1624]

Love what you did with the very last crab clip. Keep up the great work!

[@TheOpalHammer]

No one gonna mention that the coconut crab is attacking like a Dark Souls boss

[@jonasholzer4422]

As a German it's a bit uncanny to hear him speak German. So this video is very well timed

[@Tonyhouse1168]

If crabs could walk forwards they’d be terrifying.

[@CyclopsRat]

This why the coconut crab is so disturbing

[@GigaToad-wc8kp]

The only problem with these videos is there isn't enough and never will be enough of them.

[@OneMillionBees]

I'm so glad people don't have to molt. Thanks for putting that thought in my head.

[@metalmamasue3680]

🤣🤣 me too lol. Love these gems from zefrank.

[@theendoftheworld9921]

"Hunting for rabbit's with a sledgehammer" is my favorite of your euphemisms yet

[@katewheeler3984]

Seconded. Laughed my ass off

[@ArielTavori]

Literally gave out a chuckle just at seeing that there's a new video from you; long live the joy-bringer! 👑💃🤘

[@jules2630]

Love your videos!❤ Thankyou Zefrank

[@SilasCochran-zq5de]

Good timing thank you again you cheered up a very depressed veteran and now I'm giggling keep them coming thank you

[@eledatowle8767]

Anytime I'm feeling down, two or three of his videos will definitely do the trick. Better than medicine!

[@metalmamasue3680]

I agree, this is exactly what I needed right now. Laughs a plenty from a new ZeFrank video ❤ best medicine ever. 😊

[@FireElement7]

Thank you Ze! Been sick in bed and needed a cheer up! I have two pet hermit crabs that have been with me for years now. This was just perfect 😍❤️👏

[@morganhess6876]

The main lesson I've learned today is that crabs' capitalistic exploitation of sponges is far, far older than I ever realized before.

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

Next, they'll be paying the sponges below minimum wage as fry cooks!

[@BRUtahn]

I've been having a shitty few months, and you made me smile so big, while teaching me things I didn't know, thank you 😊❤

[@SWISS-1337]

Thanks, I was feeling really crabby before watching this. I was being so snippy. But I feel like I have been able to come out of my shell after watching this.

[@casinferneycf45]

Wooo!! I've been waiting for more of these!

[@akabutu7565]

I just love these creative videos that make you laugh and educate all at the same time. Seriously, I can remember information from videos I've watched here about crazy things even years later!

[@reachthroughreality]

New fear unlocked: carpet of crabs

[@Bigb00bs_umchileanywaysso]

4:56 the way he said that🤭

[@amberredfield]

This is - by far - my FAVORITE ONE EVER! I have been cracking up this entire time.

[@hermit0345]

Thank you Zefrank for reigniting my old love of crabs from early high school! 🧡