Catching Jumbo Sand Fleas #Shorts

Look at how many monster sand fleas I caught in a single scoop using a sand flea rake on the beach in North Carolina #Shorts #Beach

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[kUSA]

Who else is stuck in an endless look of watching YouTube shorts for no reason? You click on one and you just can't stop watching the rest.

[dylanpires]

“Why are you scared of the ocean? Its just water”

[miltiaspogfrog]

I’m not gonna think of the ocean the same after watching this…

[TheEmpire]

Can you imagine how far that little crab would have to run with those tiny legs to get back to the ocean? Might as well be across the world for him.. lol

[Hwasasthroneismyface]

Means the water is clean, the ecosystem is well balanced. Awesome!

[weewooquack]

For years I called them sand crabs, then I decided to take a friend to the beach and now they are sand piggies.

[anana]

Everybody: saying how they used to play w them when children

Meanwhile me, who has never seen them: terrified

[melissadunton]

*JUST FYI*

The colloquial name “sand flea” describes a creature that isn’t an insect at all but is a crustacean in the family Talitridae that lives in sandy areas under rocks and vegetation debris and causes no harm to humans or pets. In some areas, they are called beach fleas or sand hoppers instead of sand fleas.

Sand fleas that live around beaches are tiny crustaceans that are typically about ¼ inch long. Their coloration varies from gray, brown or tan, much like the color of the sand they populate. Sand fleas possess several pairs of legs, and relatively long, thick antennae. Also, sand fleas have two forked appendages that protrude from the back of their body.

Sand fleas are not dangerous but often are thought to be since many people confuse sand fleas with biting gnats and biting midges in coastal areas. The bites from these gnats and midges leave welts on the skin. Sand fleas are predators of small marine animals, but they do not bite humans or pets.

[soneamatei]

You know he's serious when he uses the speed straps of his crocks.

[Bull]

Catching sand crabs was a crucial part of growing up on the west coast
Edit: it has come to my attention that every coast has sand crabs

[Smokescapes]

I never realized how many people didn’t know sand fleas existed

[CosmicKitsune]

It kind of surprises me that people didn’t know these crabs were a thing. They bury underneath the sand once the waves flow up to shore. It’s a fun activity to dig them up

[spoons]

I audibly screamed when he poured the writhing mass of sand fleas into his hands

[BaalFridge]

They're friendly arthropods who keep beaches clean by eating even grosser stuff.
They're like spiders: forsaken by most, but doing an amazing job.

[mfdinak]

They are darling and are very important part of keeping that beach clean.

[devinwilcox]

I’ve never heard them called “fleas”. Always called them sand crabs.

[angelawillis]

Now everyone that has got buried in the sand are probably rethinking about that time you thought you felt something move, now realizing, you were RIGHT!

[ghostdogzx-]

This dudes giddiness and excitement over something as simple as these "sand fleas" makes me smile for some reason.

[siriusness]

Those things, we called sand crabs, were everywhere when I was growing up in Southern California.
They're totally harmless for people and were actually a lot of fun to catch and use as bait for surf fishing.

[LizardKingTFHalo]

When I saw them running all I could think was "RUN! RUN YOU DAMN FOOLS"