The incredible unity of the spider crab | Spy in the Ocean - BBC

Proof there's power in numbers! 🦀 #SpyInTheOcean #iPlayer

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

Spy creatures uncover surprising undersea relationships, as sharks befriend fish, whales play with dolphins, and lobsters do the conga in seas where even spider crabs have friends.

[rhondahuggins]

Can you hear the stories they will tell about that crazy crab who battled the Ray? Legendary🤯

[debrahouston]

Cool that the older hard shells form a protective cover, mound to protect the younger soft shells...
Brilliant self-defense mechanism!
"A living Citadel" of survival in the wild. TY @BBC

[DrumToTheBassWoop]

That robot crab is a god among mortals, they saw how it distracted danger.

[LupisLupine]

Must protect the rare endangered spycrab

[victorlim]

Crabs: Hey, I saw that guy helped the little one before. This is our turn to help him, whoever he is!

[riverplate]

Ray be like: "I hate it when they bunch up like that."

[ondemandmediagroup]

Omg I watched this whole video & only realized at the end that the protector crab was a robot 😭😭

[ibtesamyasser]

مااجمل أعماق البحار و(المحيطات) شكرا لكم ‏والطاقم النجاح والتعاون ٠

[mikael_]

"He can't eat all of us" 🦀🦀🦀

[ediotism]

I can also eat 50 crabs a day, but you wouldn't want to share the same swimming pool with me afterwards

[BLKBRDSR]

Crabs: Our hero! ALL HAIL THE ROBO SPIDER CRAB!

[ASurfgirl]

Omg I love this SO much! Spider crabs are one of my favorite animals they are so amazing

[TheCrusader]

I love this series its so unique and impressive. I hope this nature documentary clears up at the awards.🎉

[tjsxav]

Kudos to the camera guy who captured this detailed video 🔥

[catllionare]

So cool how they team up to help each other. 😇

[rvrmdude]

Why is learning about these crabs easier than whatever the hell I'm gonna be asked about at midterms

[shuklavinays]

Imagine it’s your first day when you get that hard shell and you’re out there to face Sharkie thing.

[elainesteinmetz]

i think this is wonderous....working together to thwart the predator..just amazing...

[EventHorizonPrdctns]

I am blown away by how effective that ray's mouth is at extracting all the meat from a crab so quickly!! What the heck kind of inner workings are going on inside that mouth?!

[colorado]

BBC: "A brief monument to teamwork."
Crabs: "Hey anybody know how to cook one of these things?"