Army of Crabs Protect Spy Robot From Stingray | Spy In The Ocean | BBC Earth

The extraordinary moment where hundreds of crabs protect a spy robot from one very hungry stingray.

Spy in the Ocean is available on iPlayer in the UK and will be available on PBS in the US in the autumn.

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[cryonisrl]

The crabs are like : "We know Jerry's different, but he's one of us."

[nelsonmaqueravenegas]

I like how the spy crab is tough enough to tank the Ray atack but the other crabs were like:
"This man need protection"

[Sakine-animate]

I bet the other crabs see the spy as a warrior that survived utter death and must be protected after that traumatic event

[imamfarrelxia]

Crabs: "Careful, he's a hero..."

[qfdnsze]

I like how they didn’t even design a robot crab that could just blend in, but rather a giant invulnerable apex crab that just shrugs off their deadliest predators 😂😂

[Ramjet]

The crabs were like “look at the size of that lad, let’s go stand by him”

[Lambda_Ovine]

The crabs saw this mysterious crab from nowhere, they witnessed how it protected a soft-shell one and stood alone against a ray and survived. It inspired them, teamed up, and became stronger. The crab that withstood a ray became legendary for generations of crab to come

[fallencloser]

The small crab hiding under the spy crab was actually cute XD 😂

[mojo_joju]

Not only did I not know that stingrays eat crabs, but it’s even more amazing that crabs would defend their own like that

[LeonardTreman]

The crab robot will become a legend passed down through the ages of crab history as the crab that fought a stingray 1 on 1 and survived. Many a young crabling will be taught the story of the massive crab that defeated the stingray as he is passed down as a legend for the rest of time.

[darkglass]

HE IS THE CHOSEN ONE! PROTECT HIM AT ALL COSTS!

[Vince_atp]

the crabs must've gone through a rollercoaster of emotions!
"he protected our weak one!"
"he survived against our natural predator!"
"he must be wounded from the 2 battles, protect him!"
it was a fascinating video, stingrays are brutal! I loved the natural fortresses of crabs

[Theantininja]

Crabs are thinkin: This one can survive the death ray? MULTIPLE TIMES? PROTECT HIM AT ALL COSTS, WE NEED THOSE GENES.

[Declan_Lyons]

"I, for one, welcome our new robot overlord!"

That first crab, apparently.

[Alenormal-]

So nice that the crabs help a stranger in need even though it’s not real. We can learn an lot from this.

[galaxystarrs]

As soon as I read "Army of Crabs" I immediately clicked on this video. I never knew crabs would protect each other like this and that's adorable.

[yyrsdfq]

PROTECT OUR WEIRD CRAB FRIEND AT ALL COST!
🦀🦀🦀🤖🦀🦀🦀

[doidrs]

*Average person:* Nature is peaceful and harmonious.

*Nature:* Giant floating carpet comes to eat you alive.

[zephiask]

2:58 "Get back up, mighty one. You survied my attack, go and produce more soft shelled offspring for me to devour. Dont waste my act of kindness"

[ohhnobb]

The one who made this robot crab is absolute champ: water resistant, ray resistant, even the force of crab colony