Will Robot Spy Crab Survive The Killer Punch Of A Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Robot Spy Crab follows a peacock mantis shrimp in search of a meal but being disguised as a crab may not be the best choice!!!
Clip taken from episode 4 'Deep Trouble' of our series Spy in the Ocean. Spy in the Ocean is available on iPlayer in the UK:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...
and on PBS in the US:
www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episo...
This final episode explores the challenges ocean life must overcome to survive. On the island of South Georgia, a version of the first Spy Camera ever made makes a triumphant return. This new Bouldercam dodges eight tonnes of colliding blubber as male elephant seals fight off rivals. In the chaos, an elephant seal pup is separated and his survival depends on finding his mother. Bouldercam is with him all the way as he fights off skuas and other dangers. Spy Crab meets the infamous peacock mantis shrimp and soon finds itself on the receiving end of the strongest punch in nature, a knockout blow faster than a speeding bullet. In the Galapagos, Spy Seal does its best to keep up with a lonesome sea lion as it chases tuna, one of the fastest fish in the ocean. Not only must he catch this enormous fish alone, he must do it while fighting off hungry sharks. In the hidden depths of the Californian coast, there are fish that must be seen to be believed. Alien-like sarcastic fringehead use their outsized gaping mouths to ward of rivals. Spy Fringehead is soon caught in the brawl, but its open mouth reveals a camera, one that captures a fish-eye’s view of the threat it faces. Off the coast of British Columbia, huge herring shoals face even greater trouble as they head to their spawning grounds. Spy Herring eavesdrops on the strange sounds produced by flatulent herring as they guide others to the spot. Our Spy slips into the shoal as they attempt to dodge marauding sea lions and the diving scoter ducks that are after their eggs. Life on the beach isn’t always the paradise it’s cracked up to be. When hermit crabs gather to swap their shells, things can go very wrong, very quickly. When a crab loses its shell it has to think on its feet. Its solution is inventive - the lid of some suntan lotion provides a temporary refuge from predatory birds. Our Spies are not immune to trouble themselves. When Spy Pelican films the spectacular spawning of grunion fish as thousands emerge from the sea to spawn on the beach, it takes a catastrophic plunge into the surf, leaving Spy Crab to takeover filming duties. Spy Iguana is also in trouble when it tries to film iguanas gallantly battling the stormy sea. Despite its best efforts it is soon washed away. When the same happens to Spy Octopus, all is not lost. It’s rescued from the storm surges by its old friend, the coconut octopus. On their many adventures across the series, our Spy Creatures travelled the globe to reveal the extraordinary intelligence, surprising emotions and complex social lives possessed by ocean life. On the way, they shed light on the mysteries of the deep as never before.
Narrated by David Tennant
Music by Will Gregory
Directed by John Downer
#MantisShrimp #Crab #DavidTennant

[@duglife2230]

I love how the fish gathered around like it's a street fight.

[@FirstLastOne]

Except they didn't take out their phones to record it. Then again, they didn't call 911 either.

[@Austyn_Young7]

@@FirstLastOnewho hurt u 😂

[@StrawberryShartCak3]

​@@Austyn_Young7Man, it's just a joke.

[@Greatduck777]

Fight fight fight fight!

[@carybensilhe4869]

In there own language one yelled "World Star!!"🤣🤣

[@abundantharmony]

I can't believe how PERFECT that crab robot is. Can even swim just like a crab. Incredible.

[@alexshatner3907]

What good does it do to be perfect, if it ends up getting lost in the Hole, it's all money down the drain

[@Kolazs]

@@alexshatner3907 Bruh, the shrimp pulled the crab it hunted inside, not the robot.

[@iosis9324]

​@@alexshatner3907Blindness be like:

[@donnalambs9578]

Can you believe how they can trick the hell out of you here. Geez

[@Cactusfruitsquisher]

@@alexshatner3907Imagine being upset over a robot crab. Sad little man

[@zomhuman6270]

“That bloody crab’s a spy!” -sniper shrimp

[@luk4323]

Hahahah

[@AllForManKind77]

😂😂

[@Supercar2009_YT]

Clicked on this video just to hear someone say that

[@alexmitchell6035]

Yes lol

[@doafan455]

03:21 even a local seems impressed 😂

[@dingodyno9016]

Best part of the video 😆😅🤣😂

[@Simte]

The design is absolutely amazing in these robots.

[@deecat2018]

Agree that crab also can swim

[@8180634]

The level of detail is fantastic

[@Simon-oq6ds]

Very cool robotics!

[@weirdshibainu]

One say we'll all be servants to huge robot spy crabs.

[@booplesschpooples6027]

I’m more captivated by the fact crab bot was swimming to keep up with the mantis shrimp!!

[@petergriscom3431]

That crab's a bloody spy!

[@tungstenwall474]

Spah around here!

[@bistrochefwithepilepsy]

that demos a bloody sentry

[@billx4266]

@@tungstenwall474 Daaaaamnit fellas

[@billx4266]

@@tungstenwall474 Theres a spaaah creepin around!!!

[@THETROLLGERULER85]

That solder is a Spy!

[@ManPlusRiver]

Can’t wait for part 2 when we get to see mantis’ reaction as he tries eating spy crab

[@jasonbrian9638]

That would be funny

[@LimitedGrass]

i think the praying mantis would die from digesting the plastic from the crab robot?

[@user-dv7hq2rh4g]

​@@LimitedGrass It just wouldn't eat it.

[@WeirdYoutuber69420]

@@LimitedGrasspraying mantis? Wow, never knew they lived in water too.

[@maninscrubdallas8694]

I think the operator of the spy crab will be cautious of being too close as to not have the mantis crab kill itself by striking the metal, indestructible spy.

[@monasabbat9733]

It blows my mind how these shrimps can see more colors than us, they're so colorful too. Imagine what they look like to each other.

[@misstinwhistle1]

Besides colour, human vision is pretty poor compared to most animals.

[@mrtopcat2]

@@misstinwhistle1 Yes, but we can get prescription glasses, while animals can't. 😀

[@Just-An-Average-Guy]

​@@mrtopcat2well, they don't need it

[@thegrouchization]

@@misstinwhistle1 You've got it backwards. Compared to most members of the animal kingdom human vision is superior in terms of detail, distance and colour differentiation. The only category of animals that consistently outdoes us in those metrics are birds of prey. Pretty much the only aspect that we outright do poorly in is night vision, and that's a direct consequence of specialising for the aforementioned colour perception. Regarding the Mantis Shrimp specifically, it's worth noting that they can't actually perceive the colours that we see all that well.

[@KN-wi4ns]

It’s insane how well the crab is built. So lifelike

[@128Gigabytes]

its cgi

[@JacobTKYEditz__]

@@128Gigabytesproof

[@Killy88]

@@128Gigabytesr u slow?

[@majorpwner241]

@@Killy88 Using CGI would be smarter than making a crab robot for absolutely no reason though...

[@shackleDev]

​@@majorpwner241it does have a purpouse though... it is a camera for a nature docu

[@individual2122]

I find it both cute and funny that the female comes out with her babies in her arms, like she's saying, "have a good day sweetie", when the male goes hunting.

[@chakraborty1989]

Hopefully she herself wouldn't fall victim to a "serial killer"

[@individual2122]

@@chakraborty1989 not with those Edward bowling ball hands of hers.

[@helenhomunculus5044]

​@@chakraborty1989 searial killer 🐟

[@chakraborty1989]

@@individual2122 only if the killer doesn't appear with gun... the pistol shrimp

[@eddyflo2978]

Agreed, these creatures have better relationships than adults...

[@ManPlusRiver]

The spy crab: for the man who has everything

[@lalag4348]

God creations are unbelievable...how powerful nhe made this little creature I can't imagine.. praise to Allah.. alhumdullha

[@PhillipMadden-uk4fy]

"Spy Crab dares to move closer" 😂😂 i love this guy lol

[@peters972]

These spy bots are getting more and more sophisticated and lifelike even for the human observers.

[@happyzone1000]

Nope. You can see it's a robot from the paint job.

[@ThatCannibalisticDrone]

@@happyzone1000ok mr captain obvious

[@16dimaspurnomo93]

Tf2 spycrab is good

[@bronyferienminuet2125]

​@@happyzone1000 uhuh. Good luck with that.

[@Skibbitypappappa]

The huge lens is kind of a tip off though

[@DMalek]

Props to the cameraman for holding his breath while filming the spycrab

[@MrBoooooring]

And being able to do the narration simultaneously

[@elliotjordan2326]

Lol

[@Gas_Station_Tampons]

Hajahahajahahaharhar! What an original joke! I've never seen that one before. Shut up. Shut. Up.

[@Acevern]

@@Gas_Station_Tamponsno

[@Racoon_REAL]

@@Gas_Station_Tamponsits a Joke chill

[@witepybro9443]

Can't wait for the edit with TF2 Spy voicelines

[@Ligma_Shlong]

3:13 notice the crab ripping its own arm off

[@drydryd]

Holy sh*t you're right

[@morgosin1807]

I never thought I'd hear about Spy crab in a serious way. TF2 memories came back in a flood.

[@missjddrage1111]

TF2!! 😂 🏆

[@adrenalinekick]

Hearing "spycrab" and I'm resisting the urge to quote TF2 spycrab memes.

[@verzeda]

MON DIEU

[@yurimaglajos1850]

exactly what made me click the video and watched the entire thing

[@ooothe2nd]

Gentlemen

[@theepicguy253]

im a tf2 player and everytime he said spycrab i literally imagined a spycrab, and this is proof tf2 has changed stuff in my life

[@Ratanaker]

props to the robot spy mantis who recorded the robot spy crab recording the mantis

[@JohnDoe-mx6xh]

3:20 The fact that "the locals" are just floating there like "Damn.." is so flipping funny!! 😂😂

[@user-fy5by5xp7n]

They don't cuss

[@BloppTheIraeBlob]

​@@user-fy5by5xp7n no way sherlock

[@user-fy5by5xp7n]

@@BloppTheIraeBlob Stop being a clown.

[@anon515]

@@user-fy5by5xp7nyou are the clown here

[@onionking6486]

You know your mind is a mess when you immediately think of a Robot Spy Crab being a special enemy in Team Fortress 2's Mann vs Machine mode.

[@TheRealBatabii]

I really thought the top comment would be a tf2 reference but I had to scroll down quite a bit

[@Confusedengineer-qw5tn]

Same

[@trevors.5922]

TF2 isnt saved but it is coming back for some reason

[@deeppressed3783]

“There’s a spy among us”

[@fendisugiri1247]

At this point TF2 is a classic and a cultural icon. It may die one day, but it will never be forgotten.

[@maldivesthegamer9774]

0:37 the mantis shrimp slowly come out of it house really give "why do I hear boss music" vibe

[@brighonte]

The fish like "wow he smacked the the hell out that crab," lol😂

[@Imsleepdeprived1718]

I love this so much, how the predators are just so confused when they meet the robot lol

[@DianaProudmoore]

Well, if I saw Arnold Schwarzenegger walking with a couch on his shoulder with 2 kids sitting on it and a gatling gun on his other hand, Id'd be confused too~

[@legitbeans9078]

I can't get enough of these adorable spy animal videos! The narration is always on point, as well as the production :D

[@JohnDownerProd]

Thanks so much!

[@leanonymous486]

perfect example of a happy marriage. Man goes out to provide .. while woman stays home, look after it and the children. 😍

[@EliteCasualGamer07]

Spy crab exist: Tft community: allow us to introduce ourselves.

[@greyarea6688]

The spy crab?! Live and in the wild?! Nature is truly healing, I feel tres bon!

[@StealthFB22]

I am amazed this robot crab moves and even swims like the real deal! Outstanding engineering 😊

[@venbrou]

The real magic is in the software. I could probably 3D print the parts, shell out some extra money for really small but powerful servos, maybe even use some 3D scans of real crabs for reference, and have something capable of motorized articulation of all the joints in about a month. But to get everything to move together so fluidly, and be responsive to sensors with such smooth PIDs... I wouldn't be able to at all. That's some Boston Dynamics level programing right there.

[@pamelag7553]

Spy crab is hysterical yet surprisingly maneuverable. Well done! Keep the footage coming, it's great!

[@WildwatchNature]

Incredibly underwater footage and the Spy crab 🦀 is just amazing

[@biomorphic]

Oh man, these robots are incredible! And the footage is even more impressive. Love this channel!

[@JohnDownerProd]

Glad you like them! Thanks so much for your comment

[@Vote_By_Mail]

The clickbait level is muy impressive.

[@kir69420]

​@Vote_By_Mail but the spy crab did get punched, and it survived.

[@DeletedDevilDeletedAngel]

@@kir69420 but it was a warning one

[@snow_thehusky]

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5 Shut up

[@harshalmali856]

hats off to the camera crew to shoot it like a film scene ❤❤absolutely mind blowing team

[@benetta8275]

This is one of the most amazing videos I have EVER seen!! 🦐🦀

[@OxygenGenesis]

Great punching sounds! Loved it when the mantis shrimp scouted his nest for clear coast before dragging his prey inside! Also the spectator fishes were funny!

[@JohnDownerProd]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@kleetus92]

Too bad they're fake.

[@gg_plays7647]

@@kleetus92 yea they were paid actors...

[@infinitystormsafire2425]

​@@kleetus92so apparently mantis shrimp don't exist...

[@kleetus92]

@@infinitystormsafire2425 Huh?

[@joeybulford5266]

If it weren’t for the camera in the center I’d think that was a real crab. The design is impeccable.

[@danijellubina]

Can we take a moment, just to appreciate this amazing work? Wow!

[@Jakereviewsall]

I have always been fascinated by the power of these shrimp.

[@muddymaker3721]

It really makes you wonder if there aren't so called "spy humans" amongst us from another place observing and documenting our behaviour lol

[@Bruh-lq7ev]

​@@nevergiveup19841 They said spy humans. Reddit mods definitely aren't people

[@Paztacos]

Very unlikely but nothing is impossible.

[@headshotmaster138]

​@@nevergiveup19841speaking from experience?

[@headshotmaster138]

@@nevergiveup19841 the hell? How did you find one? Never seen one out in the wild.

[@ryvlaw]

Meanwhile on a famous crab podcast: "Even if Humans really existed, why would they visit us? Why would they study us? They would be so much more advanced than we are. What would be so interesting that they would even look at us?"

[@FarmerFpv]

IDK why these videos always crack me up. They are freaking hilarious. 😂

[@anishdey1189]

bru lives were lost while makin the videow😢 krabb lives matt

[@narrativeless404]

​@@anishdey1189So what? The shrimp has to eat It's always one or another

[@anishdey1189]

@@narrativeless404 ok bru shrimp libes matter😅

[@narrativeless404]

@@anishdey1189 All lives matter but the universe doesn't care The very existence of life is a mere fluke to it

[@Duwung]

@@anishdey1189yeah we should convert those shrimps into vegan, all lives matter 😢

[@user-nb3tz4pn5d]

There is something innately hilarious about a robot crab following a shrimp around on the bottom of the ocean 😂

[@bengaraboinasuresh7281]

Beautiful nature ❤

[@square-shapedappletrees1413]

"Even the locals seem impressed" Those 2 fish watching murder go down 😂

[@junco88]

Now I desperately want a robot spy crab. And my own personal David Tennet to narrate it's every move.

[@taotzu1339]

I want one too, but will need Sir David Attenborough to narate.

[@psplayer1344]

@@taotzu1339 or David Duchovny

[@NPC_5120]

Sir you have a david and nature at home David at home: 🐱🐶

[@brosiffgaming1098]

The doctor telling you about the Macra

[@dariusus9870]

No, you don't

[@ashrafulhaque9787]

Thanks to Spy Crab, this kind of up-close and personal view of the action would be possible. Thanks for the video.

[@bayareatrucking]

I love them troch corals, gorgonians and so much life in the beautiful ocean

[@FoNgThOnG]

This crab has better footage than bank security cameras.

[@douglaswims5763]

Even better than the cameras watching Jeffrey Epstein

[@chimyshark]

most of this video was shot by a human, the spy crab only got a few of the very close POV shots.

[@brandonveltri2825]

I was kind of hoping it would take a direct hit from the shrimp just to get a feel for what its prey went through…probably wouldn’t be a camera left, though

[@RoosterG33rs]

@@chimyshark Yeah. These shows center around these "spy animal" characters as if they are actually getting decent footage. Most people arent picking up that, besides a few shots all the footage is getting shot by a camera guy a few feet away, lol. Its kind of concerning that people can't see that.

[@just_kris]

​@@RoosterG33rs nah I think youre taking to serious.

[@likewhoa1030]

I used to have a pet Mantis shrimp, named Sonya. She was so much fun to feed, walloping clams to pieces. They are such awesome creatures.

[@theworldoflivvy3150]

Don't they tend to break the glass of their enclosures though? Seems like a lot of trouble to me... normal aquariums are already expensive, I can't imagine how much one with bullet proof glass would cost.

[@BananaMike780]

@@theworldoflivvy3150 most aquariums are already made of tempered glass, not bullet proof but shatter resistant. if a pistol shrimp really attacked the glass it would break it, but thankfully they usually don't have a reason to do that. just don't give them one

[@BVargas78]

Sonya: I call this move the 'Clam Slam'! 🤣

[@richardbudge9416]

​@@BananaMike780honestly yeah if they legitimately wanted to they probably could. It is one hell of a punch

[@johneaton4364]

a mantis shrimp is rightvout of a horror movie. what if there are worse on some of the moons we are? finding

[@tiffsaver]

I'd LOVE to have one of these Robo Crabs!! Incredibly lifelike.

[@teinspringz]

I'm impressed someone out there decided to build a robot crab that's waterproof!

[@Niojoki]

"Even the locals seem impressed" love that guy😂

[@twilso12]

1:15 “fortunately for our spy, the shrimp decides it would need to remove the expunged carcasses from its lair in order to fit our decaying corpse, so it has time to escape.”

[@kxrider70]

That was so sick, thanks for sharing . 😊

[@7wpollard]

Simply amazing!

[@bberding]

Spy Crab is my new favorite character I never knew I needed!!

[@DivineBanana]

2:53 reminds me of the "don't talk to me or my son ever again" meme 😂

[@thomaskinger2527]

Cameraman never dies!

[@user-gd6bw3jf5r]

I love this genre of spy films

[@DustyMill]

Appreciate that like 90% of the footage in this was not from Spy Crab

[@Syonaga_Auron777]

Because the videos will be crap like spy camera in a hotel room..

[@missjddrage1111]

🤨 What a strange thing to say.

[@DustyMill]

@@missjddrage1111 Hardly considering how often they hyped up this spy crab camera in this video and how much money it probably took to develop for them to pretty much not use it at all

[@tempinternetname]

the "spy animals" are CGI @@DustyMill

[@BASTYK14710]

It looks and behaves just like a real crab, amazing robotics👍👍👍

[@JohnDownerProd]

Thank you 🤗

[@Slidinsidewayz2009]

Did you guys build it?@@JohnDownerProd

[@Harry64278]

​@@JohnDownerProdwait a tick, y'all built that spy???

[@kapamilyatalks5420]

Thank you for this wonderful video.. Greetings from Manila!🥰

[@CaesiumElement]

I liked how detailed the features are ❤

[@Doge_guy421]

I love how fish gathered around like it was a street fight

[@Clawthorne]

Video is made all the better if you imagine the little robot crab being piloted by The Doctor in his TARDIS, and that's just him narrating the whole thing. "Oh you humans and always wanting to go see old dusty planets and aliens, when you got all this fantastic life right under your feet..."

[@DaCoolSpider]

You could say that the crab looked as surprised as I was when we saw the Mantis Shrimp's punch

[@user-yz8en5bo2t]

I love how the design of robot crab is like this😮

[@NICKI814]

i bet that shrimp tastes like skittles :) 3:25 that fish is thinking, "nope im outta here" damn that mantis shrimp brings a lot to the table!

[@OrangeDragonofDusk]

These robots are getting better and better

[@literal_f22]

"This spy has already breached our defenses."

[@joshi7178]

"Ahem, Gentlefish." Meet the Spycrab

[@Israel_Vazquez]

3:18 the fish: "you got knocked the fuck out!" 😂

[@MustacheHam]

1:45 Congratulations to the happy couple!

[@donotcareatall]

The locals: “Fight fight fight figh… MURDER!!!!!”

[@scottlubsen9004]

Great robot crab, very clear video, great site.

[@JohnDownerProd]

Many thanks! Let others know.

[@aydencarter4799]

Imagine life as a mantis shrimp arising from your house and you see a crab 2.5 times your size staring directly into your soul.

[@TheAntondi]

A BLU spy crab. This would make an excellent plushie for a certain hat simulator!

[@OnlyTwoShoes]

These sound fxs have me dying 😂

[@mdonmez74md]

Absoletly amazing

[@jamesleeson6680]

Imagine if the crab he caught was someone else's spy crab

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

Naw it's real. The mantis shrimp though. That's a spy shrimp

[@TheGodofLightning]

And worst of all he could be any one of us. It could be in this very room, it could be you, it could be me, it could even be-

[@death2641]

It was obvious, he's the red spy

[@danakanam5]

​@@TheGodofLightning It was obvious, he was the red spy

[@Innev]

1:10 The way it just yeeted it is so funny 😂

[@froggynzack]

That crab looks so real. I always wondered how the nature documentaries i watch were always able to get such a hi def video of underwater creatures.

[@athan6385]

Can we get a full documentary on the spy crab? A magnificent creature, nature is indeed marvellous!

[@huangGQ]

Those nature channels were right! Even video cameras are evolving into crabs!

[@JDMB001]

Initially I thought the robot would screw up the shrimp's ambush being so close. Worked perfectly, footage is awesome....

[@marcell3891]

I'm loving David tenant's narration

[@munip346]

0:15 that's some final boss cutscene sh*t over there

[@thepaperboy9009]

As a former salt water aquarium reef keeper, recreational diver and and on land photographer, I can appreciate the patience and difficulty it is to get these shots. Well done.

[@dou5689]

Imagine a guy with camera for mouth stalking you at night.

[@giorgosarifoglu953]

That's a brilliant piece of engineering...

[@operative1555]

i like how goofy it walks and the sound it makes. 😂

[@AlienArteStoreMX]

That robotic crab is really impressive, it can swim and all, I would love to see a documentary about it.

[@jklleskov2699]

This is impresive! They are endangerd after all. I love friendlys

[@scouterstu5856]

Fantastic filming!👍👍

[@MTFGamma-6]

Its rare to see spy crabs outside twofort these days. Real rare sight.

[@lefkytheshin]

Yeah, yeah, cool spy crab, but damn. That shrimp's punch is brutal.

[@capriumnoir6426]

That spy crab moves so similar to a real crab, I remember watching older dinky moving version of these spy crabs. This is great

[@sizzleMoose]

The crab robot already had me, but when it lifted and swam away like a real crab? 🤯 Mattel, watch yoself

[@pgc6290]

I like that people are still interested in watching wild life videos. (I mean new lot always keep coming who have experienced the world but i am talking about the rest of the world too).

[@1beachwalker]

We learn so much from your productions. Never heard of that odd looking shrimp! It's really amazing watching your robots intermingle with creatures and they have no clue they're robots! 😆 Thank you. 👏

[@JohnDownerProd]

Thanks so much.

[@dwaneanderson8039]

Mantis Shrimp are fascinating creatures. They aren't really shrimp at all. They're a different group; separate from the lobsters or crabs, too.

[@d4niel457]

@@dwaneanderson8039 it's a bot. I read your comment tho.

[@davecurry5604]

Mike Tyson shrimp.

[@marcrigor6423]

Punches so fast the friction causes water to boil. I know you think I'm kidding but look it up.