True Facts: Incredible Crab Stories

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  • Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2024
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    Harada K, Hayashi N, Kagaya K. Individual behavioral type captured by a Bayesian model comparison of cap making by sponge crabs. PeerJ. 2020 May 14;8:e9036. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9036.
    Inoue, Tadanobu, Shin-ichiro Oka, Toru Hara, Three-dimensional microstructure of robust claw of coconut crab, one of the largest terrestrial crustaceans, Materials & Design, Volume 206, 2021, 109765, ISSN 0264-1275, doi.org/10.101....
    Inoue T, Oka S-i, Nakazato K, Hara T. Columnar Structure of Claw Denticles in the Coconut Crab, Birgus latro. Minerals. 2022; 12(2):274. doi.org/10.339...
    Krieger J, Drew MM, Hansson BS, Harzsch S. Notes on the Foraging Strategies of the Giant Robber Crab Birgus latro (Anomala) on Christmas Island: Evidence for Active Predation on Red Crabs Gecarcoidea natalis (Brachyura). Zool Stud. 2016 Apr 6;55:e6. doi: 10.6620/ZS.2016.55-06.
    Laidre ME. Architectural modification of shells by terrestrial hermit crabs alters social dynamics in later generations. Ecology. 2019 Sep;100(9):e02767. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2767.
    Laidre ME. Private parts for private property: evolution of penis size with more valuable, easily stolen shells. R Soc Open Sci. 2019 Jan 16;6(1):181760. doi: 10.1098/rsos.181760.
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    Lee, CC., Chiu, MC., Shih, CH. et al. The role of anthropogenic disturbance and invasion of yellow crazy ant in a recent decline of land crab population. Sci Rep 11, 12234 (2021). doi.org/10.103...
    Lemaitre R, Rahayu DL, Komai T. A revision of "blanket-hermit crabs" of the genus Paguropsis Henderson, 1888, with the description of a new genus and five new species (Crustacea, Anomura, Diogenidae). Zookeys. 2018 Apr 23;(752):17-97. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.752.23712.
    Ohashi, Rise and Naoki Kamezaki. Peculiar Molting Behavior of Large Hermit Crabs. Pacific Science, 76(2):197-200 (2022). doi.org/10.298...
    Schnytzer, Yisrael & Achituv, Yair & Fiedler, G. Curt & Karplus, Ilan. (2022). THE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOXER CRABS AND SEA ANEMONES: WHAT IS KNOWN AND WHAT IS NOT. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Vol. 60. 495-532. DOI: 10.1201/9781003288602-10
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  • @zefrank
    @zefrank  Год назад +471

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    • @hansmaulwurf3037
      @hansmaulwurf3037 Год назад +45

      Your German pronounciation is great!

    • @camrendavis6650
      @camrendavis6650 Год назад +26

      I didnt know you were German, Herr Frank. Sehr gut!

    • @ItBe_Kanti
      @ItBe_Kanti Год назад +7

      Unfortunately babbel doesn't support Japanese, which isn't supported 😢

    • @neoplan6116
      @neoplan6116 Год назад +22

      Fantastisch - ich brauche meinen Lieblings-RUclipsr nicht mehr in Englisch kommentieren - er kann jetzt perfekt Deutsch! Danke Frank, für deine genialen Videos und dafür meine Muttersprache gelernt zu haben! 🤣😂🤣😂😉

    • @cuewizchris
      @cuewizchris Год назад +38

      As one of your German followers, I was both delighted and disturbed in equal measure to hear you speaking German. And a little bit aroused too.

  • @ReyaitheShadowWolf
    @ReyaitheShadowWolf Год назад +3059

    "But acid isn't the onl -- oh sorry. Butt acid isn't the only thing they have to look out for!"
    A great switch-up on the usual joke, and it actually works in this case!

    • @kellyalger2394
      @kellyalger2394 Год назад

      It's cozy in their butt, um, I mean it's cozy in there, but!

    • @WelcomeApathy
      @WelcomeApathy Год назад +101

      I loved that! It was like the long con until it finally worked in reverse, lol.

    • @wonderingmind42
      @wonderingmind42 Год назад +40

      The switch up made me laugh so hard! His cleverness has always delighted me.

    • @Captaincory1
      @Captaincory1 Год назад +69

      He did it before in a video that mentions gastroenterologists where he says "but doctors, sorry Butt doctors..."

    • @J.J.J.J.J.J.J
      @J.J.J.J.J.J.J Год назад +5

      yup hahaha, such a great switch-up.

  • @NecrochildK
    @NecrochildK Год назад +1765

    I used to keep a few fiddler crabs with a moon crab(pretty orange, black and purple land crab). One of the male fiddlers once tried to intimidate the moon crab, about five times it's size. He kept waving his claw, get closer, wave again, get closer. He finally got to the top of the tank where the moon crab was and was waving his claw right in his face. XD The moon crab just grabbed him by the claw and tossed him across the tank. The fiddler was fine except for his pride, which he recovered by going over to a female and doing a victory dance despite having lost.

    • @ScorpioIsland
      @ScorpioIsland Год назад +232

      The story we didn't know we needed

    • @Deathnotefan97
      @Deathnotefan97 Год назад +328

      Fiddler crab: alright, we’ll call this one a draw

    • @nihilvox
      @nihilvox Год назад +447

      "Hey baby, you see how I just got thrown across the room by that guy five times my size, and I'm still alive and intact? Don't you want your children to be that durable?"

    • @Fairbranksthecat
      @Fairbranksthecat Год назад +114

      @@nihilvox Bro was cooking fr

    • @sonipitts
      @sonipitts Год назад +92

      Sounds like any Saturday night at the bar, frankly.

  • @jonathanbartlett1098
    @jonathanbartlett1098 Год назад +4822

    I remember the original True Facts videos. They were funny, a bit informative, but comparatively short. The True Facts videos we get now are delightful masterpieces of both comedy and informative facts, and I look forward to every video that gets released. Thank you so much for all of your hard work, and for your science hippies who help provide you with amazing videos and information

    • @Parker307
      @Parker307 Год назад +174

      Yeah they were a funny parody of nature videos and now they are nature videos that are funny

    • @faithowens2698
      @faithowens2698 Год назад +59

      I love the but/butt jokes he does 😂😂😂

    • @SaragossiDeer
      @SaragossiDeer Год назад +48

      ​@@faithowens2698"but doctors- oh I'm sorry, butt doctors[...]"

    • @agirlnamedmichael1670
      @agirlnamedmichael1670 Год назад +39

      I wish this were a full weekly TV show.

    • @JD_tcb
      @JD_tcb Год назад +19

      I kinda miss the Morgan Freeman voice but idk if I'd want 15mins of it lmao.

  • @nico2electric374
    @nico2electric374 Год назад +538

    6:22 imagine if that hermit crab thing was something people did. Like you're about to get laid, you start undressing, and then some random dude steals your pants.

    • @blakemcmillan5680
      @blakemcmillan5680 9 месяцев назад +125

      It’s more like some random dude comes and steals your house, which also happens to be your only pair of pants

    • @sneakrrr
      @sneakrrr 7 месяцев назад +38

      and instead of predators, you have police trying to arrest you for public indecency

    • @nextmoreinc
      @nextmoreinc 6 месяцев назад +2

      💀☠💀☠

    • @ZomboseTM
      @ZomboseTM 6 месяцев назад

      Going to an orgy just to steal some pants

    • @5tf6y7u8i9okpl
      @5tf6y7u8i9okpl 3 месяца назад +4

      wait, that doesnt happen to you?

  • @jonofreedrix
    @jonofreedrix Год назад +865

    I contributed about 4 seconds of fiddler crab footage to this video at 13:38 and I feel honored 😂 This channel is amazeballs.

    • @karebushmarebu233
      @karebushmarebu233 Год назад

      Amazeballs? Ew, how old are you, 40?

    • @raul_jocson_
      @raul_jocson_ Год назад +42

      Nice! True Facts always have such great footage. Appreciate your contribution!

    • @syyneater
      @syyneater Год назад +25

      That’s awesome, thank you for your research and contribution!

    • @tanschi8449
      @tanschi8449 Год назад +12

      Thank you for being so kind to share and for the time you take to get such amazing footage!!!

    • @The1nvisibleJeevas
      @The1nvisibleJeevas Год назад +5

      Hell yeah man

  • @QuietFury9
    @QuietFury9 Год назад +1863

    Man the feeling you get from clicking on a new video immediately as it comes up on your screen is so satisfying

  • @DanGamingFan2406
    @DanGamingFan2406 Год назад +961

    Crabs are pretty fascinating. There are so many different kinds with so many weird and amazing adaptations.The biggest arthropods on land and sea, claws half the size of their bodies, wearing other animals for camouflage or protection. No wonder everything keeps evolving into them.

  • @charmh.422
    @charmh.422 Год назад +1304

    Wow, first time I've heard of sponge and decorator crabs, and that there are crabs that carry anemone pom poms. So much to learn from ZeFrank.

    • @jock-of-ages73
      @jock-of-ages73 Год назад +10

      I was the same 😅, even posted the same msg.

    • @darcieclements4880
      @darcieclements4880 Год назад +24

      Let us hope he does lots of sequels because this is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to crabs

    • @RaptorRockDrakeJesus
      @RaptorRockDrakeJesus Год назад +11

      Here's a fact. There's also freshwater sponges that are very rare in the aquarium trade. Also, freshwater jellyfish, but everyone knew that, right??

    • @deckardcanine
      @deckardcanine Год назад +1

      My new favorite crabs.

    • @Corrie-Lee
      @Corrie-Lee Год назад +2

      ​@@RaptorRockDrakeJesusI didn't 🙋🏻‍♀️. Thank you 😊

  • @blahblah9036
    @blahblah9036 Год назад +120

    The perfect transitioning from land crab to coconut crab to hermit crab was excellent. Like, smooth to the point where I was waiting for him to go back to coconut crabs before I realized he had just moved on to hermit crabs.

  • @caroljo420
    @caroljo420 Год назад +228

    A friend of mine in the navy was stationed on Christmas Island, and woke up covered and surrounded by millions of crabs! Kinda freaked him out!

    • @OFFICALBREEMATIONSTATION
      @OFFICALBREEMATIONSTATION Год назад +15

      Woah! Lol. I'd be freaked out too!

    • @thenintendocyclops1074
      @thenintendocyclops1074 11 месяцев назад +46

      The crabs were so close to completing their mission, unfortunately crab-based assassinations follow toy-story rules: you can't do it while being observed by a human.

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 11 месяцев назад +13

      At least he wasn’t covered by those horrifying ants. 😮

    • @AskMia411
      @AskMia411 11 месяцев назад +10

      That’s the kind of thing that happens in sleep paralysis, but it’s actually real. Horrifying!

    • @Zack-fu4lo
      @Zack-fu4lo 11 месяцев назад +8

      there is no way he hadnt accidentally swallowed a few

  • @TSIRKLAND
    @TSIRKLAND Год назад +339

    The ability of invertebrates to regenerate through molting is amazing! I got a tarantula for Christmas when I was nine years old. At the time I got her, she was missing one of her legs- no idea why or how. Over the course of three or four molts, it grew back completely! The first was actually the most impressive: as small and spindly and shriveled as it was, it had grown under a hard exoskeleton of nothing! With each next molt, it grew back a little bigger and stronger, until it was just as good as of the other legs. Super amazing! Especially for a curious nine / ten year old. I had that pet tarantula for eighteen years. Nature is fascinating!

    • @madtabby66
      @madtabby66 Год назад +17

      Didn’t know tarantulas did that.

    • @mrjoe332
      @mrjoe332 Год назад +33

      I had no idea tarantulas could live for almost 2 decades

    • @pizzapie4me
      @pizzapie4me Год назад +25

      ​@@mrjoe332my friend has one that's well over 30. I think it's actually a record, but they don't have the proof of when they got the guy.

    • @mrjoe332
      @mrjoe332 Год назад +5

      @@pizzapie4me that's really cool.

    • @311Bob
      @311Bob Год назад +4

      You sure your parents didn't replace a dead one before you got home from school? You had some great parents,cherish them and let them know it!

  • @exidy-yt
    @exidy-yt Год назад +352

    I can never get tired of learning about biology when Ze Frfank is teaching. Never. ❤

  • @gelatine_ac
    @gelatine_ac Год назад +130

    The little conversational skits at the end always do it for me! Wonderful work as always.

  • @infinphoenix13
    @infinphoenix13 Год назад +75

    @9:11 🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅. That octopus was like "there is no damn way I'm dealing with that nonsense, what in the hell did that crab hit me with??!!"

    • @DanHarkins-jk9mi
      @DanHarkins-jk9mi 9 месяцев назад +1

      Why are you laughing at 9/11?!?! How dare you! Never forget! 'Merica!! 😂😂😂

  • @Innomen
    @Innomen Год назад +610

    Knowing that coconut crabs are actually gigantic hermit crabs is a bit life changing for me. My little herbies were some amazing pets and I always wanted bigger and bigger ones. Now I know I can get gigantic ones. Side quest unlocked. Acquire coconut crab.

    • @hjfabre
      @hjfabre Год назад +58

      According to what I've read in the researches done on Birgus latro(Coconut Crabs), they wear shells only when they are tiny little babies, like only few mm-long. After they grow a bit more, they abandon the usage of shells. The 'hermit crab' shown in the video as a Coconut crab is actually a Coenobita violascens, another hermit crab.

    • @Innomen
      @Innomen Год назад +65

      @@hjfabre All true but the fact remains they are giant hermit crabs. Though it is sad we don't have gigantic land dwelling and shell wearing species hehe.

    • @hjfabre
      @hjfabre Год назад +44

      @@Innomen The closest we get is probably Coenobita brevimanus, the biggest growing species. But imagine having an actual Coconut crab wearing a shell... How terrifying and awesome it will be!

    • @Innomen
      @Innomen Год назад +19

      @@hjfabreRight? I fell in love with them as a kid because they are like those toys, Rock Lords. Only cooler XD

    • @brianaschmidt910
      @brianaschmidt910 Год назад +30

      Just realize that they may or may not have eaten Amelia Earhart. So you know..... feed them often enough, but not so often that they get big enough to eat you

  • @saber1epee0
    @saber1epee0 Год назад +78

    New ZeFrank lore just dropped in the ad!!!
    Dude's first language was German?!?
    I know I was too young for "The Show" era, but I've still followed for a decade and didn't know. Much love Ze!

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. Год назад +11

      His dad was born in Germany, and moved back there when Ze was a behbeh, so I suspect he learned German and English as a child.

    • @rumblefish9
      @rumblefish9 4 месяца назад +4

      @@SuziQ. His dad is a Nobel Laureate in chemistry

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 4 месяца назад +4

      @@rumblefish9 ,
      Yes, I know, and Ze is a published neuroscience hippie.

  • @joelford92
    @joelford92 Год назад +356

    I grew up watching Nature on PBS
    It's really refreshing to have someone flip the script. lol
    Thank you.

    • @Ruf-Art-by-Tim
      @Ruf-Art-by-Tim Год назад +6

      Take that Jacques Cousteau

    • @vincedibona4687
      @vincedibona4687 Год назад +4

      *Marlin Perkins laughs in Mutual of Omaha*

    • @jasonkeith2832
      @jasonkeith2832 Год назад +4

      If this is your particular flavor, try Round Planet.

    • @SenorHomeslice
      @SenorHomeslice Год назад +4

      Flip the script… so now we’re watching PBS on crabs?

    • @joelford92
      @joelford92 Год назад

      @@SenorHomeslice I'm 37 years old

  • @b.h1828
    @b.h1828 Год назад +427

    You know your day will be good when ZeFrank uploads his new content again. Keep up a good work Sir!

    • @ChazCartage
      @ChazCartage Год назад +9

      In thirty minuets nearly 20k of us also know this.

  • @the78thborn
    @the78thborn Год назад +58

    I had a female fiddler crab who lost all but one leg and one claw to some mudskippers (this combo was recommended to me but clearly it doesn’t always work depending on species), and she had a full set of functional limbs after her next molt! I was honestly impressed, and glad I didn’t put her down before then.

  • @NerdySodaLP
    @NerdySodaLP Год назад +40

    The thing on the tyres was an excellent idea. Something like that would definitely work for other species too, like frogs and toads.

  • @Devin.Kurant
    @Devin.Kurant Год назад +343

    Listening to Ze articulate the symbiotic relationship between crab & anemone absolutely made my Sunday. Many thanks ❤

  • @sorrow5399
    @sorrow5399 Год назад +247

    Everytime i see this man post a long video, Theres this unmistakeable amount of joy that fills my body.. Keep it up sir, the energy in these videos is just always comical and informative I love it

    • @DawnOldham
      @DawnOldham Год назад +5

      I feel the same! I love edutainment an ZeFrank is the master of it!

    • @barbarahouk1983
      @barbarahouk1983 Год назад +3

      And I go back and go back and go back just for fun. ZeFrank has been doing True Facts over 15 yrs. The jokes are never stale and the information is always a good biological review.

    • @Corrie-Lee
      @Corrie-Lee Год назад +4

      Yes! I think it's because he puts so much effort in and we don't get bombarded with the same stuff. It's original, funny, and educational ❤❤❤

    • @sorrow5399
      @sorrow5399 Год назад +3

      @@Corrie-Lee The small giggles as he goes through his sentences always mess me up, its always a great watch.

    • @Corrie-Lee
      @Corrie-Lee Год назад +1

      @@sorrow5399 right 😊. Knowing that he's enjoying himself while doing the work makes it even better ❤️

  • @DUKE_of_RAMBLE
    @DUKE_of_RAMBLE Год назад +569

    Just the sort of pick-me-up I needed.
    Thanks for *_never failing_* to put a smile on all our faces, Ze! ❤😊
    _edit: No, that's not fair... Also a _*_Thank You_*_ to Caitlin and all the Science Hippies!!_ ❤
    _edit2: Yes... 'Jerry' as well! lol_

    • @veramae4098
      @veramae4098 Год назад +9

      More smiles: Leon the Lobster.

    • @DUKE_of_RAMBLE
      @DUKE_of_RAMBLE Год назад

      @@veramae4098 That's the grocery store lobster turned pet, yea?
      It's been in my recommendations a time or two, but never figured it'd be of interest... Maybe I'll give it a watch. Thanks!

    • @shawnycoffman
      @shawnycoffman Год назад +7

      What about Jerry? ☹️

    • @DUKE_of_RAMBLE
      @DUKE_of_RAMBLE Год назад +4

      @@shawnycoffman *You are absolutely right...* I did forget about Jerry! Also the guy _before_ Jerry, but the name escaped me lol

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 11 месяцев назад

      @@shawnycoffman,
      Does an invisible friend get credits?

  • @danielleking262
    @danielleking262 Год назад +94

    I was having kind of a lousy day, but I cannot tell you how much I laughed at 1:19 .... I backed it up to rewatch at least three more times. 😂😂😂

  • @joshauatolly4065
    @joshauatolly4065 Год назад +20

    My brother passed away in the hospital today. We always watched these together, and we never got a chance to watch this one. He's with morgan freeman now.

  • @compatriot852
    @compatriot852 Год назад +140

    Crab and anemone symbiosis has to be my favorite pair. It's always interesting seeing how a crab selects and cultivates their partner

    • @崔莱
      @崔莱 Год назад

      × partner
      √ slave

    • @AngryKittens
      @AngryKittens Год назад +7

      Pom pom crabs: "What partner?"

    • @raifikarj6698
      @raifikarj6698 Год назад +8

      ​@@AngryKittensyeah more like slave master and kidnapper look how happy they are after released from their own crabkel

    • @katt2002
      @katt2002 Год назад +3

      The crab might be purposefuly split the anemone in half when the size is too big and they will regenerate afterward. I think that's how the crab control the size of their pom-poms. Kind of harsh symbiosis.

  • @ethanpflederer3395
    @ethanpflederer3395 Год назад +24

    I was feeling crabby this morning, but a new ZeFrank video always cheers me up in a pinch.

  • @jasonstrigle2155
    @jasonstrigle2155 Год назад +78

    It never fails on these videos that I see 15-20 minutes for the length and think "I'll watch the first 30 seconds, I don't have 15 minutes" and then the whole video is over and I want it to be longer because it's so good.

    • @daninaydenova7115
      @daninaydenova7115 Год назад +1

      da hell?? i didn't even realise it was 15 min until you mentioned it! Ze Frank is too good!

    • @sarahs3832
      @sarahs3832 Год назад

      I just did the exact same thing!

  • @djbis
    @djbis Год назад +43

    I don't think I've ever laughed this hard and frequently to a single True Facts video before. By far the most hilarious and witty, both in visual content and narration. Got me right out of my crabby mood! 😂

  • @Harleyishella
    @Harleyishella Год назад +18

    I am always so excited when I see a new True Facts video. The older ones were so short and more focused on the jokes, but now we get longer, very informative and hilarious videos about nature and it tickles my brain folds in the right way. I’ve been following this channel for years and I find the content just gets better and better as we go.

  • @OceanSwimmer
    @OceanSwimmer Год назад +153

    Coconut crabs terrify me --- still, I want to see one. At a safe distance!
    Thank you, Ze. Another genius production.

    • @chilomine839
      @chilomine839 Год назад +9

      Coconut Crab: DEATH FROM ABOVE!

    • @frofrozzty
      @frofrozzty Год назад +9

      Yeah they're crazy. And something to keep in mind about crabs is that they're constantly evolving so Coconut Crabs actually have an ever increasing (albeit quite slowly and minutely) maximum mass because being the largest land invertabrate has proven massively successful.

    • @astick5249
      @astick5249 Год назад +8

      @@frofrozzty with people eating the largest ones, we are actually finding the biggest individuals being less common in many places (or just never even reaching their maximum size)

    • @Xboxzilla
      @Xboxzilla Год назад

      I mean, if you're gonna eat an endangered species, the biggest and healthiest ones are likely the best targets so it gives the smaller ones a chance to catch up.@@astick5249

    • @GoodfellaZeta4873
      @GoodfellaZeta4873 9 месяцев назад

      FUHUHUCK THAT!

  • @6amsunset_
    @6amsunset_ Год назад +170

    i think myself as a fairly knowledgeable dude about animals and such since i've been passionate about zoology and weird creatures since i was a child, but this man zefrank always finds some even weirder creature to talk about i have never heard before. insane work keep it up

  • @kingvulturo
    @kingvulturo Год назад +42

    Watching crabs be themselves is so satisfying. I owned a pair of hermit crabs for years and they truly were little characters with attitudes, personalities and lifestyles. Thanks Zee, I was hoping you'd get to hermit crabs someday.

  • @stempleton
    @stempleton Год назад +45

    Crabs really do have such wild adaptations! Loved the footage in this one SO much, brought to life facts I knew in passing and the humor as always just puts the best sparkle in my day. Thank you for another amazing True Facts!

    • @nickkurzy2246
      @nickkurzy2246 Год назад +1

      Earth truly is a planet mede for various types of crab.

  • @obi-onekenerdi
    @obi-onekenerdi Год назад +17

    I just gotta say, animals and nature are so cool. This channel is one of the highlights of this entire platform. Funny, informative and genuinely entertaining and interesting. I love learning stuff, especially if it’s presented in a unique way.

  • @iamnerd69
    @iamnerd69 Год назад +62

    This is probably the best YT channel out there. Every single True Facts has around 137% to be the best shit you see that day. Thank you for that Frank!

    • @joshyoung1440
      @joshyoung1440 Год назад +2

      You forgot the word chance my dude lol

  • @tezzanoia
    @tezzanoia Год назад +69

    This is actually one of the few times I've watched a full sponsored segment. Not because I'm that interested in learning a new language atm, but because I didn't expect you to know German. Your pronunciation is pretty good!

  • @AlphaBookZ
    @AlphaBookZ Год назад +32

    The return of Dr. Adrian Smith was extremely unexpected.
    Also the "but" "butt" switch joke is so good

  • @Tonyhouse1168
    @Tonyhouse1168 Год назад +19

    If crabs could walk forwards they’d be terrifying.

    • @CyclopsRat
      @CyclopsRat 7 месяцев назад +3

      This why the coconut crab is so disturbing

    • @Vincent_Beers
      @Vincent_Beers 6 месяцев назад +3

      Coconut crabs grow up to 3 feet, can crush human bone, they walk forward and climb trees. They also drop down from trees up to 15 feet without being hurt.
      One of the creepiest creatures on the planet.

    • @GammaGoo
      @GammaGoo 5 месяцев назад

      @@Vincent_Beersthey also ate Amelia Earhart

    • @GabrielleHolgate-oh1jk
      @GabrielleHolgate-oh1jk 4 месяца назад +1

      They can, can’t they? They're just slow.

  • @marmarsmandalas
    @marmarsmandalas Месяц назад +1

    I could listen to this guy all day, what a voice!

  • @saranonimus9211
    @saranonimus9211 Год назад +27

    One of the few channels out here that puts actual citations in the end credits. Ze is the shiznit.

    • @CrownofMischief
      @CrownofMischief Год назад +5

      I remember after the slime mold video, Zefrank got a message from one of the scientists he referenced saying his papers got a sudden increase in downloads. Citations help everyone

  • @erichtomanek4739
    @erichtomanek4739 Год назад +92

    When Christmas Island was first discovered there was no mention of the millions of crabs.
    But there were 2 native rat species, found nowhere else.
    Sadly they became extinct.
    Around 2 decades later people started to write about the large numbers of red land crabs.

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Год назад +16

      That explains quite a lot, actually.
      RIP

    • @IanM-id8or
      @IanM-id8or Год назад +11

      That's a turnabout from the usual situation, where rats wipe out native species

    • @Mooffgamesgamer
      @Mooffgamesgamer Год назад +9

      These two extinct Rat Species if you are curious are the Maclears Rat and the Bulldog Rat

    • @miquelescribanoivars5049
      @miquelescribanoivars5049 Год назад

      Apparently it was a disease brought by introduced black rats what did the native rats in.

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 11 месяцев назад +1

      There are several islands named Christmas Island. They should number them by latitude and longitude, or by date of discovery.

  • @artart5404
    @artart5404 Год назад +23

    The transition from the first crab to hermit crabs was brilliant

  • @sabrinaduckett5057
    @sabrinaduckett5057 Год назад +7

    This may be the most you have struggled to deliver educational information without laughing at all, and I love it!

  • @amygunn3774
    @amygunn3774 Год назад +2

    The sound effect of shaking crab bebes off in the water!!! Priceless

  • @dharusiokay9426
    @dharusiokay9426 Год назад +36

    Man, hearing zeFrank speaking nearly accent-free german is wild. In a good way!

  • @Kisha_can
    @Kisha_can Год назад +49

    The ratio of facts to laughs in this particular video is absolutely not disappointing. 😂❤

  • @nickh.isalldamgenocntrol4444
    @nickh.isalldamgenocntrol4444 Год назад +21

    Its like Christmas when an episode comes out. lol , learning a bunch while laughing can't get any better.

  • @allfathersdotter
    @allfathersdotter 11 месяцев назад +1

    Ze Frank you are .... the ORIGINAL MAN OF THE PEOPLE.... it thrills me so that you are still so active and influential and -dammmmiitt- THANK YOU for all the labors of love you have given and also clearly delighted in with your labor..... for the community - for all of us.

  • @jordancostello1674
    @jordancostello1674 4 месяца назад +1

    I used to have a hermit crab, what a cool pet! Now I want to visit Christmas Island to see these guys!

  • @leo-a-h-g
    @leo-a-h-g Год назад +132

    Niemand bewirbt seine Sponsoren besser als @Ze Frank.
    Way to go! 🦀

    • @randangbalado
      @randangbalado Год назад +2

      jay foreman

    • @13lilsykos
      @13lilsykos Год назад +3

      You forgot the most important part about the ad... "Blahblahblahblah" 😂

    • @wifipigeon01
      @wifipigeon01 Год назад

      Auf jeden!

  • @denisia1111
    @denisia1111 Год назад +37

    Finding Ze Frank gave you crabs on a Sunday morning. It's like I'm in college again 🦀

    • @saranonimus9211
      @saranonimus9211 Год назад +10

      When your freckles start to migrate, you got issues 😂

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 11 месяцев назад

      @@saranonimus9211, Thanks for that memory of behbeh nymph ticks on my torso.

  • @garrettdemoss9465
    @garrettdemoss9465 Год назад +17

    I know a lot of people watch these just to laugh but I've never come away from one of these videos without learning quite a lot about nature.

  • @Ki00akaAiKo
    @Ki00akaAiKo Год назад +22

    I just had the epiphany that ZeFrank is basically TheFrank just pronounced in German 😭
    Ist mir immer wieder eine Freude, deine Videos zu schauen ❤

    • @stephgreen3070
      @stephgreen3070 11 месяцев назад +5

      I think it goes even deeper than that! I believe his parents are German, as in born in Germany. Also, his first name is Hosea (Hoe- zee-ah) and the Franks settled in Germany in the 2nd/3rd century. Also last name is Frank. I think it is a clever name with several layers. Or maybe he’s not at Taylor Swift-levels of riddles and it’s just a funny name

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 11 месяцев назад +1

      Ze rhymes with “play” and is short for Hosea. His dad is the award winning Joachim Frank. Yes, they’re German-American. Ze was born in the US, but his father was born in Germany. I think his mother was also born in Germany, but I can’t confirm that as a fact.

  • @AmrAlodaini
    @AmrAlodaini Год назад +4

    I just came across this channel by chance. What a treasure! I love every video here and can't wait to watch them all

  • @BRUtahn
    @BRUtahn Год назад +45

    I've been having a shitty few months, and you made me smile so big, while teaching me things I didn't know, thank you 😊❤

  • @wanderingbufoon
    @wanderingbufoon Год назад +12

    I love it when ZeFrank uploads and I'm learning about stuff that I normally don't care about.

  • @DreamDaddie
    @DreamDaddie Год назад +26

    Yes! A new True Facts! It’s going to be a good day!

  • @charlieevergreen3514
    @charlieevergreen3514 Год назад +14

    3:53 YES! A true victory! You got to reverse the “but sorry but” joke! Amazing! 😆😆😆

  • @theemichael1
    @theemichael1 Год назад +4

    I remember the original Ze Frank videos of him talking to the camera.
    They really touched my heart and was what I needed back then,
    I find myself needing them again now and like a field that has had two many harvests the old videos don’t yield the same feelings. Hopefully you feel inspired to do some of your old style videos at some point ❤

  • @SilasCochran-zq5de
    @SilasCochran-zq5de Год назад +6

    Good timing thank you again you cheered up a very depressed veteran and now I'm giggling keep them coming thank you

    • @eledatowle8767
      @eledatowle8767 Год назад +1

      Anytime I'm feeling down, two or three of his videos will definitely do the trick. Better than medicine!

    • @metalmamasue3680
      @metalmamasue3680 Год назад

      I agree, this is exactly what I needed right now. Laughs a plenty from a new ZeFrank video ❤ best medicine ever. 😊

  • @FrikInCasualMode
    @FrikInCasualMode Год назад +48

    That was fascinating, Mr. Ze. Crabs are incredible. So incredible in fact, everything keeps evolving into them!

    • @dude-jk2hn
      @dude-jk2hn Год назад

      I was learning while being entertained.

  • @jonasholzer4422
    @jonasholzer4422 Год назад +34

    As a German it's a bit uncanny to hear him speak German. So this video is very well timed

  • @FlaimDaze
    @FlaimDaze Год назад +6

    8:19 "And of course the anemone, hagh a crabgh in iff moufh. Win-win!" My sides hurt from laughing so hard

  • @nickk4953
    @nickk4953 Год назад +3

    This man is amazing with creating fun educational content. If only 10% of the video out there were like this the world would be a better place

  • @Koopaperson
    @Koopaperson Год назад +24

    4:35 Imagine a crab coming at you with claws made of "DRAGON STEEL"

    • @joshyoung1440
      @joshyoung1440 3 месяца назад

      It would change literally nothing. In fact you can start calling it dragon steel now, and nothing will happen.

    • @lillianahannan8247
      @lillianahannan8247 2 месяца назад

      BIG STEELY CLAWS 🦀 🦀

    • @joashchechet
      @joashchechet 7 дней назад

      ​@@joshyoung1440you're fun at parties😒

    • @joashchechet
      @joashchechet 7 дней назад

      ​@@joshyoung1440you're fun at parties😒

  • @jonofthehill
    @jonofthehill Год назад +43

    Amazing footage and explanations. This is my favorite animal information channel. Top marks.

  • @paul_ujb
    @paul_ujb Год назад +20

    Absolutely loved this one. Another crazy crab for anyone interested is Echinoecus pentagonus, which lives in the anal pore (rectum) of sea urchins.

    • @metalmamasue3680
      @metalmamasue3680 Год назад +6

      The symbiotic relationships in nature can be kinky, but there's no butt kink shaming here 🤣

    • @llofdarkwater9152
      @llofdarkwater9152 Год назад +3

      But crabs, sorry, Butt Crabs... oooh, do they make a salve for that?

  • @thaDjMauz
    @thaDjMauz Год назад +1

    True facts has to be one of the few youtube series that not only started off strong, but managed to change for the better consistently. So many things changed their formula but lost their flare whereas true facts has just become better.

  • @MK1JackCG
    @MK1JackCG Год назад +4

    ZeFrank even makes the ads enjoyable!

  • @geoffreyentwistle8176
    @geoffreyentwistle8176 Год назад +23

    I love that every one of your videos I watch, I learn something new and interesting, because you put some real effort into finding recent research on the animals! 😊

  • @flesh6933
    @flesh6933 Год назад +4

    This series is one of those things I can hit the like button before watching because I already know it's going to be awesome.

  • @donaldtyree3618
    @donaldtyree3618 Год назад +37

    I’m hoping a lot of educators are using your content, you make science fun. Keep up the good work ❤️

    • @erisdiscordia5429
      @erisdiscordia5429 Год назад +2

      They aren't... This shit is not for kids butt it.. sorry, this shit is not for kids, but it is fun to watch.

    • @user-yo3yb3qu8d
      @user-yo3yb3qu8d Год назад +1

      My professor in college showed us one of these True Facts vids lol

    • @Fralexion
      @Fralexion Год назад

      @@erisdiscordia5429 He did recently start doing some classroom-appropriate versions of his videos, which is neat.

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 11 месяцев назад

      @@erisdiscordia5429,
      Ze usually makes an edited version for kids, and they are being used in classrooms with cool teachers.

    • @erisdiscordia5429
      @erisdiscordia5429 11 месяцев назад

      @@SuziQ. Cool teachers like censorship? Sweet!

  • @Morganational
    @Morganational Год назад +14

    Dude, you're freaking so funny. Like an amazingly comedic David Attenborough. Please keep making these, I can't wait to show these to my kids... When I have.. kids.
    ...someday.
    Much love and respect from Chicago! 🤘🏼

  • @chrissteele7823
    @chrissteele7823 Год назад +2

    Please - never stop these videos, absolutely informative and funny

  • @imalittleeggroll
    @imalittleeggroll Год назад +14

    It feels like CHRISTMAS because of this video! Merry Crabby Christmas everycrab! 🦀🎄

  • @Roblecop
    @Roblecop Год назад +7

    I was waiting for the day that he'd cover the coconut crab in some way. Fantastic episode. Crabs are so cool

  • @dfrjbr
    @dfrjbr Год назад +13

    A great Sunday starts with ze Frank!

  • @ava.artemis
    @ava.artemis 9 месяцев назад +1

    These are the best nature educational videos ever

  • @pamelawu9649
    @pamelawu9649 Год назад +4

    Man! I have loved you since the BuzzFeed and Dear Kitten days. My cats thank you for the moist delicious wet food, and I for the comedy. THANK YOU!!

  • @tigertoxins584
    @tigertoxins584 Год назад +12

    This was really incredible, you've outdone yourself zefrank

  • @douggiles7647
    @douggiles7647 Год назад +8

    I can't get enough of your content, also blew my mind when you started talking about sponge and decorator crabs because I've never even seen or heard of either of them and I love learning about ocean oddities!

  • @АлексейТарасов-щ8ж

    Кроме юмора и уникальной подачи, черт возьми, до чего же здесь много качественного видеоматериала!🤩

    • @Corrie-Lee
      @Corrie-Lee Год назад

      Yes, but the humor and unique presentation tops it off perfectly ❤

    • @timsullivan4566
      @timsullivan4566 Год назад

      оскільки

  • @lucidiabautista2085
    @lucidiabautista2085 11 месяцев назад +2

    The power in the line, "I know what you want, you want the Claw!"
    I come back regularly just for that bit at the end

  • @Sizzlik
    @Sizzlik Год назад +2

    Hearing Ze speak german gave me chills..didnt knew i needed to hear that.

  • @PillboxBollocks
    @PillboxBollocks Год назад +10

    Thank you and all of your collaborators for the infortainment. I thoroughly enjoy every video and short that you upload.

  • @SWISS-1337
    @SWISS-1337 Год назад +8

    Thanks, I was feeling really crabby before watching this. I was being so snippy. But I feel like I have been able to come out of my shell after watching this.

  • @brownbattle469
    @brownbattle469 Год назад +8

    I live for the BUT jokes, they always get me off guard. Fantastic video as always, Superb!

  • @turtlebop
    @turtlebop Год назад +1

    I've never heard such realistic claw clacking. The kid is a natural.

  • @redboone1509
    @redboone1509 4 месяца назад

    Fiddler crabs fighting looks like 2 crabs having a super intense handshake

  • @booshmcfadden7638
    @booshmcfadden7638 Год назад +8

    "...they enter the water and HUBBLABLUHBLUHBLUH!"
    As ya do 😂😂

  • @Candesce
    @Candesce Год назад +16

    6:40 I cannot get over this muppet-from-hell crab.

  • @johnwasula5907
    @johnwasula5907 Год назад +10

    I absolutely love your videos. They are funny and very informative. Schools really should use these as tools for learning. Also love creepy Dave!

  • @westminsterabbey.6916
    @westminsterabbey.6916 Год назад +1

    I say it every time but these really do keep getting better and better with every upload

  • @meganalfajora3991
    @meganalfajora3991 Год назад +1

    This was my favorite True Facts video in a while. All of those crabs are so metal yet so cute!

  • @rhiannanthomas1639
    @rhiannanthomas1639 Год назад +5

    Loved this one!! So informative and funny. I especially liked the segment about the pompom crabs. So cool that they tear them in half!

  • @shivajoshi9068
    @shivajoshi9068 Год назад +13

    Zefrank you are amazing thank you for creating such amazing content! please keep making such inspiring content, also can you do one video where you explore the animals of the deepset parts of the sea, like viper fish etc.

  • @DawnOldham
    @DawnOldham Год назад +42

    The pictures of swarming crabs and little "crablets" was like something right out of a horror movie. I guess the people who live there get used to it!

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. Год назад +3

      They looked like swarming ants, and to my horror, the swarming ants arrived.

  • @greg_4201
    @greg_4201 Год назад +4

    I've been watching for a long time.
    These never fail to be simultaneously both the most educational and hilarious videos on youtube.
    You..... are funny, sir!