Crabs Trade Shells in the Strangest Way | BBC Earth

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[Elijah_myhighway]

Imagine swapping apartments with someone only to get a shittier version of your apartment.

[radizero]

First time seeing a crab without its shell. Felt like I had to close my eyes or something, like staring att someone naked.

[michelledo]

i just hope the smallest crab is living his best life right now because he did NOT deserve that disrespect 😭

[elianesparza]

Knowing humans do crabby things like lining up by size and trading is just so fascinating.

[crrupt]

the last crab: "i will never financially recover from this."

[christinacagle]

*"Let's all get naked and trade homes!"*

Nature's wild

[jiameiwang]

Every once in a while I come across this gem of a video again only to remember how MAD I am for the smallest crab every time 😭😭

[mrcolz]

Seeing animals doing human things like lining up by size and trading is just so fascinating

[lepoop]

Last crab..
"I'm never going to financially recover from this."

[ethaneveraldo]

How did all these hermit crabs know when and where to meet? This is insane, they must be a lot smarter than they get credit for

[leia]

I found a hermit crab at the beach today, and I saw it change shells with an empty one, and changed its mind and went back to the original one.

[GhostB]

Last crab was like: "This has been the worst trade deal in the history of trade deals, maybe ever"

[cerulean]

Imagine going to a house viewing and someone gets the house before you then another person goes into your old house and changes the keys and you have to live in an even worse house

[anata.g.]

I loved how they are looking for what really fits their size and not just seeking the largest size to impress anyone.

[MrRiddleAW]

The crab who stole the shell from the last crab: I am altering the deal, pray I don't alter it further.

[SuprAJ]

Imagine having to wait like half an hour for "Big Jimmy" to show up before you can move into a new house.

[Eric-lluq]

Last crab to the other crabs: “I am once again asking for your financial support”

[michaelterkildsen]

"I really got screwed at the shell swap today"- that last crab to his wife

[padmoch]

I'm here because of Ralph from FPS and I love it ❤

[shazade]

This is why I could never film nature documentaries—I’d be out scouring the beach for seashells, making sure our boy got that penthouse suite.