What are 100 MILLION Crabs Doing Here? | The Trials of Life | BBC Earth

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[@riyoshiesty5165]

Him sitting and casually talking. Like the King of Crab

[@Asepdanjoesoef]

Then one of the crabs pinch his peepee

[@izzy6o839]

he is bro i voted for him

[@arnoldschwarzen-word]

The crab king

[@cobra_shetty]

@@Asepdanjoesoef 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@darionbalkaran790]

Hes a coconut crab in disguise, the crabs know it so they dont pinch him.

[@latibro21]

0:54 Top left Crab: "Hi mom! I'm on TV!"

[@maimeetanka2039]

Lmao

[@allrounder242]

Fk yeah

[@ms.yawhaw8831]

XD

[@idontgetthejoke8567]

He do the crab dance

[@sreehariramesh7278]

Omg.....how did you spot him..??😬

[@SoldierOfFate]

Imagine all those crabs yelling "money! money! money!" over and over again.

[@rakaposhi5650]

ahahhaahahhahha

[@natasyabibi4603]

Haha hahaha hah lmao

[@RoBoVader]

They starting yelling money when they do the little mr krabs dance

[@bloodsenpai007]

The Ugly Barnacle 💀💀💀

[@AJ-sn7zu]

that would be annoying as hell

[@georgemorley1029]

Notice that he's only on screen for as long as he needs to be, and there's no ridiculous music or crash editing or shaky camera work. This is why Sir David Attenborough became the most famous naturalist in the World. He knew that nature was what we had come to see, so he simply helped us to understand it better.

[@snxttynozedoc169]

💯💯💯

[@mareksicinski3726]

the best version is no dubbing at all

[@hibachi4491]

Can we take a moment to acknowledge the professionalism of this man continuing the segment with crabs crawling up his pants?

[@RR-mh5gj]

He is sir David Attenborough, that's y he is so professional.

[@R.M.MacFru]

Just near the end there was one about to get a bit more personal with him...o.O

[@ajax4801]

They're not even scary to begin with

[@ajax4801]

You little bitch

[@psm4727]

They r not harmful

[@munners]

0:54 top left crab

[@gemcityvintage]

Woooooooooo!

[@justiceneeded01]

😂

[@luisserna773]

Munners Obama is gone

[@jaden5637]

Lolol

[@m4sukii]

lil seizure ya know?

[@yarororororor6417]

The way they lift the claws up when the wave hits them make's it look as if they are dancing or cheering.

[@juno3650]

No crabs were stepped on during the making of this film

[@phillipayoung10]

No crabs were eatin during filming.

[@wadesharp11]

Jun Jo lol

[@nedriley6991]

Jun Jo I’ve got his autograph

[@koivelart9510]

Lol

[@rhey81]

@@phillipayoung10 After filming though..

[@raven..........]

"She can't swim" Drops her in water

[@RichardCox0]

Lmao!

[@renantoni1615]

Women 🤣

[@stevethea5250]

@@RichardCox0 400347507

[@kxmode]

savage!

[@windshearahead7012]

What kind of crab can swim smartass

[@gymrat5014]

The title should be more like: What this human is doing here among 100 million crabs

[@amanrai5285]

Damn 🤣

[@geesecouchtaming7223]

amogus

[@4virus1]

Sus

[@_.peace_fx_]

@@geesecouchtaming7223 sussy baka

[@Atombender]

*Accidentally steps on one* "Aw crab!"

[@switchthechannel6317]

"Are you feeling it now Mr Krabs?"

[@Chandler4Mandler.]

@@switchthechannel6317 This deserves 1000 likes

[@jazijazijazijazi3474]

crab me another one : )

[@raul1899]

When you realise "Noisestorm - Crab Rave" wasn't actually fiction.

[@tomondrerock7472]

i was thinking the same thing.

[@accelerator7952]

What the fok hahahahajahaha

[@Micro13bk]

@@xygeusmorrowind2336 As opposed to friends talking behind your back?

[@TheBlackfall234]

they even raise their hands in the air and sorta wave them LOL

[@alexandrafokine3227]

I really want someone to remix crab rave with him providing commentary.

[@wayned3137]

They look like they’re cooked already.

[@sofiarusso3038]

WAYNE D i was gonna say the same.

[@christinalau3921]

😂

[@samy_bouzaglo]

Except that you cant eat them, it taste bad and composed of 96% water, you will be drinking liquid instead of eating the crab meat

[@shortcut7325]

@@samy_bouzaglo im sure its crispy if i fried them like a fried baby crab

[@eoeorc8537]

@@samy_bouzaglo really😶

[@katelynrushe9025]

I love how the crabs all just make way for him as he walks across the beach. They give him the VIP treatment because they know he's good publicity for them.

[@cliffordyoung3614]

The mama crabs are twerkin' to get the eggs in the water.

[@mistersebaa6245]

The type of twerk that is actually beneficial to the ecosystem

[@rcookie5128]

"Spawn more Overlords!"

[@Hmongboi228]

"You require more minerals!!"

[@stax6092]

"You Require more Vespine Gas!"

[@alphaomegaprime3923]

You require more Trump teeth

[@agentofchaos1820]

"Show me the money!"

[@rancearrelfrancisco1039]

ΜrCookie ngeowwww

[@SchnitzelDeluxe]

this man is one my few idols.

[@Jesus_Saves_66]

taste the rainbow you need to repent of your idols and call upon Jesus for salvation

[@lordenel9715]

God’s Child stfu u dumbfuck

[@unlyricallyrics4152]

2:02 Me when I kill someone in a game.

[@ColoringKaria]

I love for that.

[@furious1902]

unlyricallyrics T bag

[@lanceyyin3262]

XDDDD 😂 😂

[@bubbabibleman5970]

You release eggs?

[@danielr7644]

The Actual Bibleman damit was going to say that

[@DuyDanny]

2:03 ayo check out this lit ass beat

[@npcmasklover5164]

“What are all these crabs doing here?” *noisestorm starts to play in the distance*

[@yeleminpino]

David Attenborough looks good for a 91 year old !

[@fruit5003]

Honestly, I thought he was like 75, before checking from Wikipedia

[@Flame082]

This is from 27 years ago. Notice the video's aspect ratio.

[@albussd]

yeleminpino He isn't 91 here. This is from an old documentary

[@johnnykapoor957]

I thought hes 60?

[@daniyalshah1503]

He's still quite good for 64!

[@lw3646]

Great to see the BBC Earth team have uploaded the remastered HD version of this clip. I have the series on Blu Ray and I can tell you it does not disappoint.

[@laineyg6]

I wish you would put the original air date for these pieces. It's amazing to see how many decades Sir David has been investigating and telling us the stories of life and nature.

[@glenbuktenica7849]

This was shot in either 1989 or 1990

[@kgldude]

1:28 "She has to release her eggs into the sea if they are to hatch, but that's a hazardous business for her, because a British naturalist might use her for exposition in a BBC docuseries"

[@lakewoodforever9198]

@kgldude 😄😄😄😄😆😆😆😆 best comment

[@hyena9008]

Me: mom is the water heater on Mom: well yes but actually no Me in the bath tub: 2:02

[@Firm2543]

Schrodinger’s heater?

[@asihkurniati5109]

😂😂

[@johnrey4341]

Crab rave

[@jack-nb3wm]

@@Firm2543 🤣🤣

[@mohammadtauqeer4209]

😂😂

[@chance003]

4 am in the morning. My brain: I gotta know what these crabs are doing there.

[@vanessalevasseur631]

“She can’t swim-she’s a land crab. She’ll drown in the water.” *immediately drops her in water after talking about her*

[@mangeshchalan8786]

But not so deep

[@rhuttrho88]

PLOP!💦 😅🤣😂

[@kunoichihawaii146]

Ah, you beat me to the comment 🤣

[@GabGotti3]

She was going to the water anyway

[@tyranosurasmax]

no he didn't.

[@jlntpy1706]

I was waiting for crunching sound when he walks , and acts like nothing happened xD

[@CoolSmoovie]

I love how he’s looking out at sea before looking to the camera. Reminds me of the early 2000s

[@leew1598]

Was shot in the late 80s and broadcast in 1990.

[@jonah4358]

At 1:27 Two other crabs climbing his pants.

[@redlobster4841]

Shit there's one right under his nuts at 1:32

[@michaelbarnhart2593]

Some crabs have a compulsion for spawning eggs into the sea, others have a compulsion for Dockers. ;-)

[@equintrinity8678]

They want the D in David

[@barkinglights249]

2:03 when the water is too cold but you go in anyways

[@blados6617]

This gotta be the unfunniest shit I've seen all day. Lowkey has a hint of racism

[@cimbakahn]

BBC Earth: Amazing man! A living legend, and a national treasure. I adore him!

[@resurrectionevil6581]

0:53 crab, top left corner just bouncing up and down like a fan at a concert lol

[@KG-th3cr]

"More crabs than that summer you went to Cancun for spring break."

[@GeorgeEe]

They are crawling on his leg! 😨😨😨

[@bigmanmac9444]

2:02 legend states that this was the first captured crab rave. It is an ancient tradition passed down and mastered by the crabs. Whenever a banger hit plays, they bop. nature truly is a remarkable thing.

[@jasonbulac5918]

0:54 Top left Recovered footage of Mr. Crabs overdoses on ketamine

[@braindeadbogan9272]

"Ocean man, take me by the hand, lead me to the land that you understand."

[@CheetahFoxx]

"So, Zoiberg, where does your species perform its mating displays?" 'Same place as yours: the beach."

[@jzcruzer94]

Are you feeling it now Mr Krabs?

[@veronicam2942]

N S Me too! 😂

[@DREIKVENONW]

@N S they are just bugs...

[@_chapternumberone_8782]

DPRD JZ 😂😂😂😂

[@GuardianTiger]

@@DREIKVENONW you need to go back to school if you think a crab is a bug....

[@DREIKVENONW]

@@GuardianTiger nope, you need to study biology and stop saying bs on the internet

[@eduardodelemos7986]

no cellphones just crabs living the moment.

[@anotherlolpeeps9967]

Guy: *says the crab can drown* Also guy: puts the crab in the water after saying that

[@dayanakhondi3919]

Guy ?! :) show a bit of respect...he is a legend

[@mohamedzarif4473]

ya but i think he helped the crab to spread the eggs

[@nightcore3738]

The end looks like a happy swimming day for crabs

[@HypnosisASMR]

1:18 the crab he grabbed (with no eggs) is a different crab that he held up (with eggs), like if you noticed it too.

[@imindian3895]

Yes I thought the same

[@HypnosisASMR]

@@imindian3895 glad you noticed!

[@RaymondArias]

Power of editing.

[@gildirksen]

I hope the world finds a way to reverse aging soon. Mr. A is an amazing asset for mankind. I don't want to see him go in this dimension yet at least not for another century.

[@HelenaMikas]

You are so right .He is such a brilliant person and has enlightened so many .I agree with you so much -

[@nz1018]

If it doesnt work they damn well better use his voice for every documentary mankind creates

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

They should make a vocaloid out of him.

[@Palinghufter]

That is Sir A for you

[@CasualMorgan4]

To see him for another century you need reverse aging serum too

[@wakawaka8736]

Something about his voice that is soothing..

[@WeldonSirloin]

funny crab dance +1 style point

[@JPyt11]

"She can't swim so if a wave sweeps her away she will assuredly drown" *puts in water*

[@Jack-ri5wm]

David Attenborough is so cool man He is literally sitting on a beach with thousands of crabs crawling all around him One leg on the beach and another submerged into the ice cold water of the sea Just casually talking about crabs giving birth

[@crackertower5874]

I love how he just walks through a sea of crabs and picks one up

[@commanderguts3055]

I am extremely bothered by him putting his white sneaker into the eggy water, he gonna fly home and introduce this species to the UK lmao

[@DarkLeviathan8]

Not sure if you are trolling but there is no way those crabs would survive lol..

[@commanderguts3055]

@@DarkLeviathan8 Just having a laugh m8

[@donsly375]

@@commanderguts3055 you wanna fight or what??

[@donsly375]

@@commanderguts3055 YOU WANNA FIGHT OR WHAT??

[@kjbclassics9949]

Jan Van Dijk he’s scared

[@schiltz371]

i cant help but think how funny it would have been if he started chucking the crabs into the water while saying to the crabs, "glad to help, weeeeeeeee in ya go"

[@ThePedro8161]

Genuinely curious, if they are land crabs what happens when the eggs hatch? How do they get back to land?

[@verysmartultrahuman939]

the question of the century. Not surprised tho, when was the last time the BBC done a decent report?

[@ankhi3585]

Their larvae are aquatic and swim back to shore eventually.

[@fieryooze9347]

1:27 that gives me anxiety, look at the crab its so close to his crotch!

[@Bartman954]

Fun fact, this is the 100 take they did and was almost morning. The other 99 takes was Sir David screaming in agony after crabs clawed his junk

[@kxmode]

"Mr. Attenborough, I hate to inform you of this, but in my professional opinion, you have crabs."

[@art1838]

I watched this when I was very sleepy...slept halfway through the video because of David Attenboroughs voice..

[@don1738]

2:34 when the quarantine is finally lifted

[@RealFredbear]

*Wave splashes* Crabs: *cha cha real smooth*

[@LordOrdnance]

My 7 yo son started to be fan of you after watching netflix our planet series. One of my life goal is accomplished

[@Gator12]

I could listen in wonder if he ever narrated a porno.

[@michawkwalter4205]

@Down Shifts Rly

[@lzzkyrakillabunnix2181]

Probs have

[@finnesserfats1117]

"As the the erect penis enters and exits the vagina causing a myriad of stimulate" david got a xvideos channel lmao😂😂😂😂

[@joshuayong7864]

Lmao

[@fuscinula]

"And the moral is: Use protection or else, look at all the crabs you could have".

[@svampen7782]

2:02 THEY ARE DOING IT!! THE DANCE XDDD

[@1stnamelastname129]

I love females, and I love crabs, but I dont love females with crabs

[@danielkitchen5313]

do you love female crabs tho

[@ynol4879]

E

[@ynol4879]

OH YEAH MR KRABS H H H AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@metoo6247]

@kevin walker you're not that smart if that amazes you. You dumb ass

[@GentlesirGibbles]

@Specimen uncensored Say's guy using " his' instead of 'he's, or he is" Next time you try to be a douchebag and insult someone's intelligence... try your best not to look like a dumbass in the process.

[@German.Empire]

Idk why but that crab that's just chilling on his leg made me laugh

[@ivicxii]

i got anxiety when he sat on a crab 💀

[@VaChiee]

seeing him so "young" is making me realize how much im gonna miss him when he passes

[@Forvennm]

David attenborough never dies he reincarnates into another one

[@MakeSushi1]

I wonder how a land crab tastes ?¿

[@BlackedBeast]

Oh god lol, it’s an infinite buffet

[@gavinhudson5251]

You can't eat them, they're known to be poisonous.

[@venom74799]

@@gavinhudson5251 lying sack/o-shit

[@djraztah2462]

Taste like crab with a slight less flavor but still edible

[@rhuttrho88]

So just go to the cave with a gigantic pot and pounds of butter! Make a fire 🔥 and od on crabs!😋😁

[@014ylrezeb]

I waanna have some camping!! Just needed pans and ingredients lol

[@DrawinskyMoon]

Imagine falling asleep on this island and having crabs bury you.

[@moonthegoon9920]

CRAB RAVE

[@txcubepope8768]

Me: wow interesting video video My brain: starting playing crab rave

[@hugepriapism3377]

interesting didn't know crab rave actually was a thing until now

[@tonevlone3122]

He sits on that rock until a crab grabs something that’s not supposed to be grabbed ..😂

[@thewumbologist8889]

1:25 saddens me to see he has his foot in the water

[@Eblis840]

Lol why?🤣😂

[@thewumbologist8889]

Imagine having 1 wet foot in a shoe wearing a sock😂

[@manuelperalta9364]

Crab Rave anyone?

[@notHahaShorts]

YESSS

[@darkmephilez]

This should be titled a Billion Crabs... he said 1000 million at the beggining.

[@AdjutantReflex0]

1:15 Crab minding her own business:..... David Attenbourogh: Yoink! Crab: SWEET SEA GODS HELP ME!

[@KF-hf4nt]

Anyone else wanted to see him scream 'AAH A BEE!!' and run off screaming while he was ankle deep in crab?

[@miguelalayon6590]

I wish Crab Rave played as an background music, it would have been so much better.

[@robertocoronel3704]

I’ll definitely watch whatever video if it comes from BBC Earth and Sir David Attenborough is the one narrating it.

[@rupeshchavan6372]

No animals where hurt during this segment

[@aruntt100]

5 dislikes from aliens =D

[@KnowledgeisPower97]

Imagine all of a sudden one crab pinch a little in the main point 😂🤣

[@timbermicka]

*[crab rave intensifies]*

[@RoboLobster3000]

imagine just walking on the beach and having it be super crunchy then looking down to see hundreds of crabs

[@heli400]

1:25 "She has to shed these...., but that's a hazardous business..." DUDE!! DO YOU SEE THE HAZARDOUS NEAR YOUR BUSINESS??

[@x-ler2066]

0:54 Top left crab looks like he is glitching.

[@tetsuotellsastory]

BEEN spendin' most their lives livin' in the crabsta's paradise!!!

[@kool-aid8903]

*Crab rave starts playing*

[@Chris-oz9qx]

1:56- after telling us they can’t breathe under water and would drown he casually plonks the crab he was holding in a pond. Savage Attenborough, just plain savage

[@mareksicinski3726]

...'a pond'? They would drown if they were swept away by the waves, mr 2 second attention span.

[@swampertbanka1]

This is how Tom Hanks survived 4 years on an island, With crab buffet like this, no wonder he didn't starve.

[@7scrubbs]

So this is how the crab song was made

[@lizhu8548]

tbh if I was there, I would not sit in a position like that..... 1:25 i mean getting castrated by crabs is not cool.

[@helenahedgetrimming1818]

Lol i remember those flashlights that took like four huge batteries and barely gave any light....

[@bruvginganinja]

What a legend. He just let the crabs walk on him because he knew he had just walked on them

[@MrChopsticktech]

Didn't you see them move before he put his feet down?

[@hieuquang8314]

Big question here: is this crab edible?

[@steelballs9551]

How do we cook them?

[@Unan1mouz]

I have the exact same question too! Would be delicious for the big ones and egg roe still inside them... Yums!

[@steelballs9551]

@@Unan1mouz Get a pot Three bottles of beer Pepper,chili, Green onion,ginger,garlic rice wine. seal it. cook it for 30 minutes PERFECTION

[@BigDaddyDax]

This man is greatness. One of the few who are larger than his accolades. P.S. I hope to never find out he's a some sort of sexual predator...

[@tadanarilee6003]

Who?

[@stefanpigford6891]

Gahahaga 💝 ♥️♥️😀

[@welsonbersano2711]

Me: wow lots of Crabs😲😲😲 Also me: are they edible?😅😅😅

[@bluethecritic]

Cant believe david attenborough was 91 when this was released crazy, even if this was filmed years before he in his 80s he still looks solid.

[@JohnK_]

it looks like it was from many years based on the video quality

[@sociallyinept1323]

1:33 Glad the crab didn't bite his Crouch

[@passaku3813]

Behind the scene : A lot of crab were taken for eat . 😂🏌🏾‍♀️