Watch: Octopus and crab do battle – with a surprise twist
When it comes to a duel to the death between a hungry red octopus and a crab, the smart money's on the octopus. Unless...
8 years agoAustralian diver PT Hirschfield encountered this thousand-crab pyramid Thursday while diving near Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. Unusual as it looks, this behaviour is actually perfectly normal! Each spring, thousands of spider crabs (Libinia emarginata) gather together to safely moult before they make their annual migration (sorry to the crabs that landed the 'nosebleed seats').
1 1 Crustacean CastleWhen it comes to a duel to the death between a hungry red octopus and a crab, the smart money's on the octopus. Unless...
8 years agoA jet-powered cephalopod would usually have no trouble avoiding a single crab – but a mass of pincers is a trickier threat!
8 years agoThis video from YouTuber Scipio314 follows a Japanese spider crab through the weeks-long process of moulting.
9 years agoWhen a baby sea turtle is swept to shore and into the waiting pincers of a hungry crab, a life-or-death struggle ensues.
8 years agoYouTuber Betina Turnbull captured this footage of a hungry octopus chasing a crab in Australia's Rose Bay.
10 years ago