Crab Molts From Its Shell || ViralHog

Occurred on July 20, 2023 / Galloway, New Jersey, USA
A crab molts from its own shell.
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[@AtlasRega]

In an alternate universe, a crab is filming a man changing his clothes.

[@DanaIclucia-ho5ge]

😂

[@AlexiaSpeizer]

😂😂😂😂

[@HarnessTheQi]

Lol 😂

[@Violet-fg9db]

😂😂😂

[@k-trashradio5163]

Crab people crab people taste like crab talk like people crab people 🦀

[@conniewestbrook1652]

I was a commercial crab fisher, and have never seen this. Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for sharing

[@SandeepSingh-or7jr]

Crab is fish ? You are crab grabber or catcher or hunter 😊

[@OFFICALBREEMATIONSTATION]

​​​@@SandeepSingh-or7jr I believe they meant fishing as in catching 😅

[@bluegem72]

Crabber

[@T700-n3k]

Soft shell crab and man we love them down here in Louisiana 😂

[@Tony_Baloney_69420]

​@@OFFICALBREEMATIONSTATION This

[@ChrisVoiceman]

I think the most surprising thing to me is that it left its gills behind in its old shell. Imagine having to grow a whole new pair of lungs every time you have a growth spurt.

[@xaga8794]

It's the legendary Chris voiceman!

[@theashishguy9184]

Big fan

[@Uyhn26]

That’s so refreshing ;)

[@MrAliFranca]

I could use new lungs

[@Bessux]

Nintendo hire this crab

[@COA5T]

Patch Notes ------------------- Max HP - Increased DEF/Armor -Decreased Attack Power - Decreased Movement Speed - Decreased HP Regen - Increased EXP Gain per Level - Increased Temporary nerf, but will ultimately be a net buff after farming some EXP and leveling up, as long as it's able to avoid higher level PvP players until it completely regens. Overall, still a decent class to play, but I do worry about it's performance in the current meta since it does not appear to be playing on an aquatic server at the moment.

[@natasha_tgif5550]

lol

[@shaukathameen2808]

L😆L. So accurate.

[@MonsieurLynx]

Skarner

[@amyah9932]

Aw I love crabs!!!

[@CerealBee]

Tierzoo moment

[@TheMoodbeam]

Fascinating, terrifying, and disgusting all at once. Crabs never cease to amaze me.

[@freddycooks]

You cam say that again.. horrifying

[@vanniyoung1]

Yes all that.

[@aliandra8476]

😂

[@SAMMYJR00777]

​@@freddycookswhy ? It's nature

[@freddycooks]

@PAC-MANCycles nature can be terrifying, can't it? Hurricanes, tsunamis, anacondas, let's not even think about digusting.

[@PropheticWordsfromGod]

This is wild to see I'm sure many of us here knew nothing about crabs molting! Thank you for this!

[@derealized797]

The first time i watched this, on my phone, i was looking at it backwards and it confused me a little. Then i realized that the old shell was left in the front as it went out the back. I thought it was the other way around and i was wondering why the eyes were still moving in an empty shell.

[@PropheticWordsfromGod]

@@derealized797 lol

[@hyperfusiongear9050]

Ya me to I haven't seen it I've heard about it but I thought it was a joke? Now I see 👀

[@ridleyroid9060]

Ive collected crab shells when diving in the mediteranean sea before, but never seen a molt in progress.

[@junytroche]

I never knew

[@navtektv]

Crab: It smells like a new car in here!

[@divine_masculine69]

bro is not Spider-Man

[@Linkwii64]

This one of those rare moments most humans never get to see in the wild. To actually be there and recording while crab do it business is another marvel achievement.

[@Nut-Geb-Shu-RA-Nun]

Right like what's going on! 😮 This crab real comfortable around you....😂

[@lovetteewing1786]

Gross😮

[@DrewJohnson-ex2jy]

This was absolutely amazing. I did not even know crabs did this.

[@malekodesouza7255]

Once they molt, the new shell is almost empty if meat and very soft. It’s illegal to harvest“soft shell” dungies as there is no meat to consume.

[@LifeisaBeautifulting]

Did you not watch Spongebob lol

[@wendynine-sc2sv]

Very alienesque! Remember the Alien movies? Scary! But awesome. Love Planet Earth and ALL it's inhabitants...❤❤❤❤...let us take care of it!

[@cherriepreston1717]

This was freakin cool!!

[@BlockedByYoutube]

​@malekodesouza7255 I'm assuming people won't even know if they molted or not, fisherman gon fish and get crab.

[@mugenv]

Never seen a crab molt before and didn’t even know they could chirp like that. You caught a cool moment. Good stuff.

[@Morbak546]

So that chirping was the crab's doing?

[@Hulkitout]

I thought it was someone/thing behind the camera because I heard heavy breathing towards the end

[@ArianaRosalia]

I thought it was the sound of the molting process itself since it was a wet sound, but crabs do chirp so I guess it could be the crab.

[@atticstattic]

Slurping not chirping

[@tapeworm6093]

And he kept his hat

[@StonayBalogna]

Everything in the ocean are straight up aliens. lol❤

[@TamaraGarrettAlpha]

I believe this one

[@Lonewolf_Fx]

Lol

[@felipe636]

everything eventually become crabs

[@TKOfromJohn]

They are water bugs

[@SHUNUMPS]

🤣🤣😭

[@filescout266]

I'm a crab and I've never seen a crab molt before, thanks for posting this video!

[@jackb.nimble826]

I'm a video, and I've never seen a video molt before. Thanks for posting this crab!

[@Nowindresistance]

😂

[@mauraece]

😂😂😂

[@--Asha--]

😂😂😅

[@BowenEros-gt8gn]

Having crabs and being one are two different things. 😋

[@zetty1977]

Growing up in Hawaii, we used to collect crab molts as kids. Some were PERFECT! But I’ve never witnessed its occurrence. Incredible. How vulnerable they are in this state.

[@stadtjer689]

Crabs will normally seek a very secluded place due to how weak and exposed they are during and after this phase. This crab was likely terrified and even more likely died.

[@southtexasobserver3306]

@@stadtjer689 Why do you think it died

[@benn255b3]

​@@southtexasobserver3306 I don't think it died but I'm sure the giant standing close to him shining a bright light in its face in its very vulnerable position stressed the fk out of it.

[@ladymacbethofmtensk896]

It is especially vulnerable in the Chesapeake Bay region, because Marylanders love to fry these things.

[@retest6658]

And then some Koreans decided to make a stew out of them 😂😂😂

[@susanbuckley4845]

I've lived on the Gulf coast all my life. I've never seen a crab molt before!!

[@chainamarie03]

The mysteries of our planet huh?

[@missj0924]

Same here.

[@missj0924]

Q: why do they do dat!?!

[@ThePlasticBowl]

@@missj0924Because crabs grow but their shell doesn’t, so at some point they have to basically get out of it because they’re getting to big to stay inside of it.

[@missj0924]

@@ThePlasticBowl 😲 . Sea creatures are amazing! Thx

[@Suzukkk]

I like how at the end the crabs just sat there and re collected himself and just chilled

[@jonasamorim4958]

It's exausted

[@cog-in-machine]

AND should be in the water!!! 😢

[@ren2017]

​@@cog-in-machinereally now?

[@kiddfaith4397]

@@ren2017 Well, yeah. This kind of crab has gills for a reason. XD

[@SoCoolCurt]

This is wild. In all my years in Maryland looking at blue crabs I have never witnessed this before. Thanks for sharing!

[@Jessica-SMC]

Just wanted to say thank you for making a video for all of us and letting nature be nature. This was really neat!

[@tastyneck]

I wish I could leave my skin and start a new life. EDIT: it's an obvious metaphor... ....but feel free to wade into the sea of life that are these comments and add your opinion!

[@joeybiden9280]

You can if you get a circumcision

[@Chinmaya_Mishra]

You will , but after death.

[@ximec.r.2643]

Maybe not from scratch but you can always move to a different town or country and start fresh.

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

Me too

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

@@Chinmaya_Mishra won't happen

[@jusme2888]

This was absolutely disgusting & incredible all at the same time.

[@dudleys79]

I was thinking the same thing! 😂

[@rayellebishop8168]

I agreed.

[@iTVonRoku]

My father used to take us crabbing in a spot outside of New Orleans. We would bring home coolers full of blue crabs and I NEVER in my life saw this or knew it was possible! Great video! Thank you, it was educational and brought back childhood memories. R.I.P Daddy. ❤️

[@flightjam]

Congratulations! Your Krabby evolved into...Krabby

[@randommminator]

Thank you so much for this fantastic vid, never seen anything like it such a cool sight; hoping this crab was saved and spared!

[@-TheMaskedMan-]

Yes, I want to thank him too. But wouldn’t it be a good idea to cook the crab right after this process?? You would get 100% of the meet out of this crab. 🤔

[@randommminator]

@@-TheMaskedMan- lol if you put it that way then absolutely bahahahaha you cray!

[@sheilalindenstein8263]

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[@ES11777]

@@-TheMaskedMan-Remember to be humane and kill the crab first before cooking. Friendly reminder

[@jus10inla]

Actually this is how fried soft shell crab is made on poboys. The molt

[@margueriteoccorso4354]

I've lived in Maryland all of my 58 yrs and I've never seen a crab molt. This is amazing thank you for the insight!❤

[@residualvisuals]

I grew up in St. Mary’s County - I’ve never seen it either.

[@Kindalive0812]

Who cares

[@LittleFuckingGremlin]

​@@Kindalive0812 I do

[@princesslisamarie7860]

Washington County MD here!

[@gutwallst6645]

​@@Kindalive0812I care

[@ariesarethebest271]

Poor crab. It's stressful for them to molt underwater. Doing it out of water has to be even more so. Blue crabs need a lot of oxygenated water, molting out of that makes things more difficult.

[@rachelposavetz2698]

Oh no ☹ I was wondering if they typically molt underwater. I hope the crab was okay and the camera person properly helped it along its way

[@mrssmells]

Omg, I just learnt about this from this video! I didnt know they do this! I wonder if the process is painful to them or not but it sure looks like a lot of work! Thank you so much for this gem!

[@encoreuncon]

Maltraitance animale😂

[@isaacjohnson615]

Maybe like a woman giving birth

[@guerric]

​@@encoreuncontsss encore un con

[@quirkychelle]

They would be terribly vulnerable at this point. I truly am in awe over their ability to survive.

[@CircleOfStrife]

The little dude is way too soft at this point, you can even see the pincers folding like a fish

[@mrszmatan2727]

Yeah he can't even walk at that moment

[@chaotixthefox]

This is the moment they are most frequently predated. It's a necessary gamble they take that their hiding spot is secluded enough.

[@ileegian147]

Wow! I've never seen anything like this before, that's quite incredible.😮

[@psoon04286]

I watched this video repeatedly to appreciate how delicate and intricate the whole process of molting was for the crab. Truly fascinating👍🏼👍🏼😄

[@mennis1966]

Wow, I didn't know they even did this 😮

[@Sharkbait_Soybomb]

Makes me feel in awe and full of wonder at all the beautiful variety of life on this planet.

[@lionlessart]

Crabs really are just alien spiders of the sea, huh? lol

[@n8v_willie]

That was absolutely disgusting and awesome. Did not know they could do that.

[@BigEd2612]

😂😂😂

[@JohnRome-xn7hx]

They could do and they NEED in order to survive, bc they become bigger and don't fit into the exoskeleton anymore.

[@wisespidey]

​@@JohnRome-xn7hxhow do they get another exoskeleton?

[@diegomunoz8173]

No es repugnante es hermoso.

[@XInYTeDdY]

This is why i love animals ❤❤❤ they're always full of surprises. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@Fields_of_Fright1922]

Are you feeling it now Mr. Krabs?

[@kristentindle3075]

😮 wow! That was truly fantastic! I could not take my eyes off of the screen! Just when you think you've seen just about everything, Someone comes along to prove you wrong! Thank you for sharing

[@shajucoconnelly865]

I never knew this about crabs. Truly educational video. I wonder if the crab feels better, needs rest, etc? I guess I’ll investigate. Thank you for the post.

[@sentinal_entity]

I only know from that one episode of SpongeBob lmfao

[@markmontes007]

​@@sentinal_entityWhat does it say?

[@sentinal_entity]

@@markmontes007 It was really just a episode focused around Mr. Krabs molting and nude humor transpiring around that

[@markmontes007]

@@sentinal_entity haha!

[@SableTwoSeven]

So soon after a molt, the carapace is very soft. That crab will need to hide until it hardens up again.

[@Aurora9990]

I have never seen that before! That was the coolest weirdest, most interesting, creepiest thing to watch. Were those noises from the crab? Or did you add them in there? Thank you for sharing!!!😊❤

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

Some real Independence Day biomechanical suit vibes here

[@lindahubbard-brinston6741]

Absolutely amazing! I never knew crabs melted. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@blaedus5318]

I think you meant "molted".

[@Kii230]

​@@blaedus5318they definitely meant melted 😢

[@andrewjames2617]

@@Kii230you mean molted

[@arielvega6344]

With some butter, yes ma'am! ❤😊❤

[@joemoe05]

​@@arielvega6344😂😂😂 I'm dead over here 🎉

[@Konic_and_Snuckles]

Notice how the crab is all soft and fleshy during molting process. This is so it can wriggle out from its rigid exoskeleton. It's basically shelling itself, just without the steaming and the butter part.

[@latyshal.2286]

Wow! I never knew they did this! This was incredible to watch. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@mariar3424]

Wow! Incredible. I'm one of the many that didn't know that crabs did this. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing video 🦀🦀🦀🦀

[@TheGoldenBat]

Humans shed their skins too, there are just those oh so few of us that like to do it early. 😈

[@MissTique247]

I could not tear my eyes away! WHO KNEW I needed to have seen this during my lifetime! SO COOL! 😲🤯🦀

[@kaonashii.]

It’s little sounds are so adorable 🫶🏾🥹

[@Koren_Bell]

I’ve seen so many spiders molt but I’ve never seen this. It was amazing!! Thank you for posting this❤

[@ghostshirt1984]

Like my tarantula and other arthropods do plus very fascinating to watch even lobster and scorpions molt.

[@jonathans4503]

Eww gross

[@el34glo59]

A spider molting. Sounds absolutely wonderful 😂

[@Koren_Bell]

@@ghostshirt1984 I’d love to see video of them too!!

[@HelloMyFavoriteVids]

We’ll here’s an underwater one for you lol

[@thegentlesheepbarn3578]

This is amazing. You can see him thinking and figuring this out. I think he is beautiful ❤️

[@susandean7787]

I’m a Florida girl and have lived on both coasts. IHAVE fished, shrimped, and craved. I have never actually seen a crab molt before!! Thanks for sharing!!!😮😮😮

[@susandean7787]

I hate autocorrect!!! I have fished, shrimped, and crabbed.

[@taylorinvancouver2017]

@@susandean7787you can edit, you don’t have to add another reply 🙂

[@chelseadean6386]

@@susandean7787To edit your comment touch the 3 dots at the right of your comment. Then select edit - it will bring you back to your message so that you can edit it. Hope that helps. ❤

[@ninja.saywhat]

Autocorrect has a great sense of humor though 😅

[@UnwaveringBackBone]

Yeah but you know you're hangry and craving... don't be shy. I'm craving too. All types of things 😌

[@IAmAboriginal-ov1vw]

So crabs make noises 😮

[@bigtimfish01]

Dude I thought crabs shells grew with the crab. I've never seen anything like this.

[@chainamarie03]

I'm hoping whoever took this vid didn't hurt this crab. Looks like it was filmed on a boat. I never knew crabs molted. Super cool to watch.

[@AhtoNajeebRashied]

I'm hoping people start caring about other people as much as they do animals

[@chiquita683]

You are never going to find a crab that fresh and clean to eat again

[@ThePlasticBowl]

I hope they made gumbo

[@SuperChaos002]

​@@AhtoNajeebRashiedthere's a reason people don't care about other people as much.

[@Jacktan9203]

I would have made soft shell crab with salted egg yolk that night

[@OrlandoPapafrita]

So Mr. Crabs didn't lied when he molted shell

[@joyceibanez8207]

WOW‼️Thanks for sharing. Ouch 😳! It looks painful. I have watched snakes shed and Cicadas, but never a crab. Nature is really fascinating. Thanks again.😊

[@riochime386]

This is fascinating. This looks and sounds painful.

[@charlie1234500]

No spine, no pain

[@Vv4FFL3z]

I worked at a kroger that had a lobster tank and watched one molt during my shift

[@Lovedomi]

Nature is beautiful. I'm amazed at this creature

[@shazlee100]

Obviously there is more to a crabs life that a lot of us didn't know! That looked like a lot of work, I have more respect for them! ❤

[@stephenflowers1506]

That's some alien looking stuff.. I thought I was gonna see a little dude driving it.. 😂👍

[@TheTruthKiwi]

It's funny how we think of strange and scary alien creatures on other planets when we've had strange and scary creatures here all along! Maybe there are crab-like creatures on other planets but they are 50 times bigger. Now that would be scary. Amazing footage of an amazing natural process. Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@marthahykel2947]

True!!!

[@ozymandiuswilson504]

The wonders of God's creations... amazing! Thank you for sharing.❤

[@sweetbanana3691]

最初何の映像なのかわからなくて、事故で甲羅が外れてしまったのかと思いましたが、蟹の脱皮なんですね。初めて見ました。ちょっとした感動です。

[@EmyN]

He must be shitting his pants not being able to molt fast enough with the threat of this looming giant 😂

[@eunoia3926]

I thought that too, it probably was like lord, I hope they not waiting to pounce on me, as soon as I molt, I'm squishy and can't fight.., I'm not even in the sea man😂😂😂😂😂

[@dishman4694]

This was surprisingly creepier than watching a tarantula molt

[@RepubliKING]

This gives a whole new meaning to being "comfortable" in your own skin! 😮😂

[@NghiaNguyen-qq7yx]

For those that never ate a whole crab that just shed its shell… it’s so tasty and you don’t even need to take the shell off.. it’s already so soft.. you can just dip and eat immediately.

[@GazBoyZ]

Wtf did he just leave his lungs behind 😂

[@Trish37]

Dude, watching this video made my head spin! I’m so dizzy but shocked at the same time! What an amazing experience to watch!! 🦀 💙

[@robmangeri777]

It all looks so impossible. Incredible design!

[@supersolomob422]

As a crab who has molted I can confirm that crabs molt

[@MrYuk-lm3xp]

AHHHHHHAAA!!! I KNEW IT!!!😂😂😂

[@marcussmart3275]

Been here in Montana for 40 years and have never seen a crab molt. Even in molt Montana I've never seen such a thing!

[@6ofwrev704]

ViralHog has not ONCE let me down!

[@deniseramosgonzalez4799]

Amazing, I didn’t know crabs did this. Very interesting and informative 😊 thanks for the video.

[@nicolekelaher1979]

I didn't know crabs did this 😮 amazing thank you for sharing 😊

[@BigTaz71]

This is how restaurants get blue crabs

[@Emily_Paris]

This is incredible!! Never seen something like this. It’s a little horrifying to me but this is nature.

[@friendofanimalsa3816]

I hope this cutie is living, thriving, and safe ❤❤❤❤

[@sergioontiveros4984]

It would make the best boiled crab though due to not needing to crack the shell

[@residualvisuals]

Lol everyone that knows they do this hope he’s in a pot 😂

[@grnpeepers2683]

I didn't even know that crab molt! But, I'm in Northern Illinois, not many crabs here... besides our government! 😉🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 I'm gonna have to watch this a few more times & research this process, it's amazing!

[@SparklesBell]

That's so awesome. Shows the miracle of our world. But he does need 💧water 😮

[@AlmightySeaver]

I'm here because youtube recommended this video based on watching AEW. I see no correlation but I'm stoked regardless. This is an amazing video.

[@Vermillionx]

This was really cool. I knew they shed their shells but I have never seen it before. Neat!

[@HD-J.R.]

50 years living in the Chesapeake Bay region, eating crabs, both hard and soft, catching many crabs over the years and this was a first for me!

[@blacklegjones2567]

You live iN Virginia?

[@el34glo59]

I refuse to eat soft shell crabs aftee what they go through. It's a miracle. Not gonna interrupt that and kill them. Crabbed and fished my entire life

[@HD-J.R.]

@@el34glo59 Same crab, hard or soft. The cycle of life.

[@paulworgan6599]

I read a great book by James A Michener called Chesapeake and in it he describes these crabs and there moulting cycle.

[@jenniferreynolds1201]

Well isn't that the coolest thing ever! I love the educational side of KZbin for sure! Thanks for sharing!❤

[@handsewnlove]

So aliens ARE already among us 😝😅

[@romanking1202]

Amazing video, my only slight concern is the discomfort it might've felt moulting on land (or in this case on top of a desk ) vs in a Water environment where gravity has less of a hindrance on this particular process... Either way cool vid bro thanks for sharing

[@pralayaryan]

why r u ppl always OBSESSED with discomfort of animals ?? they are animals they can handle it. they dont need ur pitty

[@EchostyleStudios]

I personally never watched a video of crabs molting before, but i read about it before. IIRC the molting process is pretty excruciatingly painful for them naturally so i don’t think being on land is the biggest of that crabs worries lol

[@debbiehuff137]

Unbelievable 😮

[@riffgroove]

That was incredible to watch, thanks you for the upload. How long does it take for their new shell to harden?

[@RoxxSerm]

Humans be like: Would be good with garlic butter im sure!

[@lunalunera8625]

No cabe duda que la naturaleza es impresionante ,,,gracias por compartir ❤

[@cynders]

My parents were crabbers in Georgia and I grew up going out on the boat with them. My mom would drive while my dad would strike. The co-op seafood market they docked at had 2 tables with constantly running water that was about 4-5 inches deep in them that they used for “peelers”. They would put the crabs that were ready to molt in those tables, then collect them to sell once they molted. Grew up watching hundreds of these things all doing this basically on display. Was also really neat as a kid being around the Co-op and getting to see the ice room in the back where they iced everything that came in.

[@Albion80s]

So they shed everything including their gills but retain their top shell which presumably can grow larger?

[@user-aw3dh6jxc3]

Crab: yeah! new shell! but I am blind now

[@Daniela.7]

I hope this crab is free to live its precious life as any living being deserves

[@NagatoOPRESSORTHUGLIFE]

You say the same thing about meat in your plate?

[@Daniela.7]

@@NagatoOPRESSORTHUGLIFE I don't have meat on my plates. What a stupid question!

[@NagatoOPRESSORTHUGLIFE]

@@Daniela.7 Of course you don't. You eat grass like a donkey.

[@11o81]

This has me thinking... what if an alien belly bursts an alien.... hmmmm

[@meganmoney3479]

Aww look at this handsome guy ❤ you go crabby! 😂

[@Bob1332s]

Anyone else also was expecting the top half to come off not the bottom half lol

[@chica3976]

Oh WOW! I had no idea crabs molt. I learned something new today! Thanks for sharing! 😎

[@chrishateley5582]

For a while it's as if the top lifts off and reveals a tiny alien pilot sitting in a cockpit.

[@jasannahmarie888]

I was today years old when I came across a crab molting😂😂

[@ronniejohn6055]

I'm a sea cucumber and this is my first time seeing this! Such amazing nature we live in. Thanks for the upload!

[@mysteryGuySaysHi]

Which service provider do you use under the sea for your internet connection

[@stevegonzales527]

Camera man was like “nice he did all the work for me now I can have some crab meat without breaking the shell”

[@rednexicanusmc5884]

This reminds me of the alien on Independence Day

[@piperpie964]

The creepiest thing I’ve ever seen!!

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

How fascinatingly gross