Horseshoe Crabs: North America's Biggest Mating Event

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  • Опубликовано: 15 ноя 2024

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  • @khumokwezimashapa2245
    @khumokwezimashapa2245 Год назад +715

    Thank you horseshoe crab for saving this wonderful woman

    • @sulfo4229
      @sulfo4229 Год назад +36

      As a horseshoe crab, I'm very thankful to this wonderful woman for telling the world how amazing we are.

    • @royrooi100
      @royrooi100 Год назад

      ​@@sulfo4229as a world I'm extremely grateful for crabs and Danielle.

    • @mrpeddlethesealion
      @mrpeddlethesealion Год назад +10

      @@sulfo4229 as a red knot i m very thanfulll of your mating season and your delicious eggs
      soo i can continue my migration and don't die form lack of energy

    • @danielle_dufault
      @danielle_dufault Год назад +12

      Thanks all you crabs and red knots for helping us make amazing shows like this ❤

    • @johningham1880
      @johningham1880 Год назад +1

      Thrabs

  • @jyusatsu
    @jyusatsu Год назад +227

    Danielle's fun and giggly reactions towards the horseshoe crabs are just precious 💕

  • @AceofHearth
    @AceofHearth Год назад +24

    In Malay, there is an idiom roughly translated as "Like Horseshoe Crabs", which means lovers that can't get enough of each other and always stick together (literally and figuratively).

  • @DanGamingFan2406
    @DanGamingFan2406 Год назад +321

    I love these little guys. I didn't realize they had the ability to save a life. I love them even more now.

    • @animalogic
      @animalogic  Год назад +45

      Thank you! They are truly such spectacular creatures!

    • @danielle_dufault
      @danielle_dufault Год назад +17

      They really are outstanding! And thank you so much for your support, we really appreciate it!

    • @TheRilluma
      @TheRilluma 8 месяцев назад

      why there is no horseshoe crabs in baltic sea. or french & danish coast? climate and enviroment is similiar.@@animalogic

  • @alexandercorey850
    @alexandercorey850 Год назад +39

    My wife was a type 1 diabetic. She died at 38. Take your a1c seriously and don't wait till problems start to fix them. Thank you crabs for providing life to diabetics.

    • @Aliandrin
      @Aliandrin 2 месяца назад

      If you know a type 2 diabetic it's nothing on a type 1. Type 2's cheat on their shit all the time and basically nothing happens to them. A type 1 will straight up die.

  • @ciscoserrano
    @ciscoserrano Год назад +284

    Seeing your channel grow to what it is now has been such a pleasure.

    • @danielle_dufault
      @danielle_dufault Год назад +8

      Thank you for sticking with us, we really appreciate that!

  • @MetalWolfz
    @MetalWolfz Год назад +102

    I love that horseshow crabs look so scary yet are completely harmless

    • @danielle_dufault
      @danielle_dufault Год назад +4

      They really are so sweet.

    • @Anne-ot8gq
      @Anne-ot8gq Год назад +2

      @@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kkthey look like spiders with armor

    • @direttaer203
      @direttaer203 Год назад

      ​@@Anne-ot8gq It's because they are spiders with armor.

    • @k90v85
      @k90v85 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@Anne-ot8gqboth are arachnids, not crabs, so your pretty much right

  • @Kimmaline
    @Kimmaline Год назад +32

    I am a single mom with a vascular brain disorder looking at a minimum of 2-3 brain surgeries in the next couple years. I am all my little girl has in this world. I feel you on the gratitude for keeping us kicking.
    When you said that helping that crab flip over felt special...ooo, that HIT. I think experiences like that with animals--particularly wildlife or exotics--is truly a "iykyk" sort of thing. It's some odd connecting of disparate creatures that feels really intense and powerful and just *right* and meant to be all at once.

  • @blessedbeauty2293
    @blessedbeauty2293 Год назад +54

    - I am from Connecticut && when I was little they used to be everywhere on the beaches. My parents always said to protect them, they are very precious animals. I'm very glad their blood has saved your life along with others. People need to realize how truly incredible, special && helpful they are to the human life. ❤ Thanks Animalogic

  • @Sunflowersarepretty
    @Sunflowersarepretty Год назад +201

    Its amazing how animals can save our lives and in this case the horse shoe crab. I'm grateful for all the animals who are the reason why so many lives have been saved. ❤ they are the unsung heroes that deserve their credit.

    • @danielle_dufault
      @danielle_dufault Год назад +2

      Right? We rely on the species of this planet more than we know. It's great to be able to tell their stories so everyone can appreciate what we have a little more!

  • @MoonLitChild
    @MoonLitChild Год назад +103

    I've lived in New Jersey my whole life and grew up with these wonderful critters. They're so great.

    • @FireTurkey
      @FireTurkey Год назад +1

      I'm from Delaware, so same! I always love seeing them :)

    • @Symphing12
      @Symphing12 Год назад +1

      Hey same here!

  • @kenster8270
    @kenster8270 Год назад +15

    15:31 Yes, Danielle's excietement is contagious! 🤩 I don't think I have seen her this excited since that one time she went on a polar bear safari in Churchill, Manitoba!

  • @MSMETALBABY
    @MSMETALBABY Год назад +10

    Seeing you literally give that horseshoe crab a hand was surprisingly sweet. 🥹

  • @lizardmilk
    @lizardmilk Год назад +49

    I love the joy you have for these and every animal

  • @samanthadurfee5451
    @samanthadurfee5451 Год назад +7

    I too love Horseshoe crabs. great childhood memories of flipping them back over so they could go back to the ocean.

  • @Sarappreciates
    @Sarappreciates Год назад +82

    This is so magical! I may need surgery next Tuesday, so these little guys might be helping me out again soon. Thanks horseshoe crabies! We love you! 🦀❤

    • @danielle_dufault
      @danielle_dufault Год назад +4

      Hang in there friend! Just know that your surgery will be safe thanks to these little guys! :D

    • @Sarappreciates
      @Sarappreciates Год назад +3

      @@danielle_dufault Thanks for helping these little critters get back to the ocean!

  • @mulgerbill
    @mulgerbill Год назад +15

    Danielle is probably the most beaitufully spirited and enthusiastically wholesome person on the internet, I'm always grateful when a new Animalogic video drops

  • @kwalton357
    @kwalton357 Год назад +87

    Danielle Default, have you ever thought about being a narrator for books on audible? Your voice is great to listen too. I think you would make a great audio book narrator. It would also help the seeing impaired community.

    • @animalogic
      @animalogic  Год назад +22

      That’s a great idea!!

    • @danielle_dufault
      @danielle_dufault Год назад +8

      I love this idea and would enjoy it very much, and I'm so glad that you like my voice!

    • @thispersonrighthere9024
      @thispersonrighthere9024 Год назад +1

      ​@@animalogic have you guys done a video on "the painted bat" yet?

    • @evodolka
      @evodolka 11 месяцев назад +1

      I'd listen to that

  • @princebloodgrave8097
    @princebloodgrave8097 Год назад +39

    I'm glad that you're alive, and that the horseshoe crab has helped with that. :D

  • @Elipus22
    @Elipus22 Год назад +9

    "There ya go, bud" has to be one of the most Canadian/Midwestern sentences ever.

  • @lizard3755
    @lizard3755 Год назад +4

    I'm glad that the title wasn't clickbait, that horseshoe crabs are around to help us, and that Danielle is able to be healthy thanks to horseshoe crabs and science!

  • @Primordial_Soup
    @Primordial_Soup Год назад +9

    Horseshoe Crabs are ridiculously charming animals, I already love them. Your excitement is absolutely infectious!

  • @sarsattacks
    @sarsattacks Год назад +18

    There is so much joy and authenticity in this video. It might be my most favorite one yet from this channel.

  • @ParaResearchSaginaw
    @ParaResearchSaginaw Год назад +9

    Your constant gentle kindness for animals is what keeps me coming back. You bring joy to my heart and it brought tears to my eyes. Especially since I am also a diabetic. I now have a new appreciation for both the horseshoe crabs and Animalogic. Thank you for all you do. ❤❤

  • @every1favoriteratedsalesma993
    @every1favoriteratedsalesma993 Год назад +11

    These little Ancient Fellas are always a wonder for me to see every now and then!!😮

  • @kinglardicus8596
    @kinglardicus8596 Год назад +6

    "Crescent Moon Shield of the Dawn" sounds like a legendary shield in some MMO lmao

  • @0K_man
    @0K_man Год назад +23

    Danielle your amazing your enthusiasm transcends the screen, thank you and all the A.L team for this and all the beautiful documentaries you guys put so much effort in. You guys are inspiring. ❤

  • @t.k.5088
    @t.k.5088 Год назад +2

    One of my (now late) cats had diabetes. He took insulin twice a day for months (eventually healed from it because cat biology is amazing and that can happen if you catch it early enough), so these little guys saved my cat's life and let him live until his near 20s. I had no idea. Almost cried watching this. Thank you for the knowledge you just shared with the world. 😢

  • @OverlordMaggie
    @OverlordMaggie Год назад +7

    I was curious and impatient and Googled where their eyes were, and the answer is "Yes. More."
    I love these little guys. Like a cross between a Kabuto and a biblically-accurate crab.
    Also I appreciate the new term "stabilomorph"! Gives a much more accurate insight into evolution's true and "beneath the surface" mechanisms.

  • @roxcastaneda
    @roxcastaneda Год назад +24

    These crabs have survived million of years

  • @trippyhare
    @trippyhare Год назад +10

    Horseshoe crabs are so friggin' cool!

  • @themsdwallace
    @themsdwallace Год назад +7

    I am also a type 1 Diabetic, i love these guys. I always knew they helped, but i thought we could not touch them because they are protected. I would love to plan a trip to go and help them out!

  • @shannonolivas9524
    @shannonolivas9524 Год назад +8

    Man, what a confluence of events leads to the Horseshoe crab track-way getting preserved in the fossil record (when they're usually made in places where they're easily wiped out by water, deformation of soft ground, other tracks) and then somebody managing to find it.

  • @ericthompson3982
    @ericthompson3982 Год назад +7

    Danielle, you continue to be an absolute joy to watch.

  • @tsbrownie
    @tsbrownie Год назад +1

    Fun fact: Thais call serially unfaithful men horseshoe crabs, and there's an associated 2 handed gesture meant to resemble their mating dance.

  • @BlackCatClvb
    @BlackCatClvb Год назад +1

    I already adored horseshoe crabs…. But now I love them even more. Thank you, Danielle ❤❤❤❤

  • @TurinTuram
    @TurinTuram Год назад +4

    I liked what you said about stabilomorphs. Those awesome "living fossils" did not stop evolving at all. They evolved "around" what's absolutely successful in them instead of trying to evolve "toward" something more successful. Those horseshoe crabs are sure really awesome. Thanks!

  • @tonydeluna8095
    @tonydeluna8095 Год назад +46

    And since the day I subscribed, I was incredibly excited to see how much this channel has shown me and learned a lot from it

    • @danielle_dufault
      @danielle_dufault Год назад +3

      So glad to hear that, thanks for your support!

  • @tonydeluna8095
    @tonydeluna8095 Год назад +19

    Beautiful crabs 🦀, love seeing your work animallogic !

  • @ชัยชนะใส่เสี้ยว

    I love how they're swim upside down, it's look so cute. >

  • @Titus-as-the-Roman
    @Titus-as-the-Roman Год назад +5

    The closest living relative of the Trilobite. A creature that's live mostly unchanged for 350-400 million years. Lets give them some respect.

    • @RalfMuschall
      @RalfMuschall 10 месяцев назад

      There's a hypothesis that chelicerata and trilobites are sister groups (the other branch of arthropods being mandibulata, i.e. myriapods and crustaceans).

  • @karapalmer7228
    @karapalmer7228 Год назад +4

    These guys are so wild, just in every way! One of my favourite lil factoids is these things have seen every mass extinction in the history of the earth and survived with little to no change at all, they really are hardy lil lads

  • @strokesoflife
    @strokesoflife Год назад +12

    Love these guys. It was very endearing hearing and seeing you around them. I’ve been blessed medically as well.

  • @dycorty9182
    @dycorty9182 Год назад +1

    I very fondly remember growing up and flipping horseshoe crabs down in Florida with my grandparents 🥰🥰 I've always LOVED these amazing little guys

  • @fburnsDubstepEnderFox
    @fburnsDubstepEnderFox Год назад +4

    Reminds me of when one decided to swim right up to me and chill with me. I felt so honored. I still have the picture of him I took that day. 😅

    • @MoonLitChild
      @MoonLitChild Год назад

      The sounds magical. I grew up with them in southern New Jersey but I was never honored in such a way. My family would drive to the shore to watch them come in and I'd tip toe around them, petting them. They only freaked me out when I was *really* little, but as soon as I was old enough to understand what the were I was instantly charmed. Even though they don't have noses I still am compelled to boop them...

  • @footfault1941
    @footfault1941 Год назад +1

    An underwater scene here is a gift! So many cases, when it comes to horseshoe crab, it's always on the beach. Upsidedown way of swimming, too, an interesting sight! Well done! Thanks!

  • @camilogonzalez5576
    @camilogonzalez5576 Год назад +13

    "All the males have to do is be there!"
    Me, as a horseshoe crab: Was that today??

  • @--Paws--
    @--Paws-- Год назад +9

    Like clockwork, every year in Coney Island too or even Jamaica Bay as a whole in NYC, Horseshoe crabs appear. Some weeks have more, some have less but regardless they are a significant indicator of what time of the year it is when they start arrive on shore.

  • @AlexAnom420
    @AlexAnom420 Год назад +1

    Yes God bless horseshoe crabs... they have literally saved more lives than any other living species on this planet

  • @kyledawson8336
    @kyledawson8336 Год назад +1

    I just love your enthusiasm for these magnificent and ancient creatures! it has rubbed off on me, thank you for another amazing and entertaining video.

  • @vmwindustries
    @vmwindustries Год назад +12

    This is why sustainable energy, and sustainable society is so important! We must protect all animals so we can learn more about biological diversity, and development! Absolutely amazing video! Thank you for your hard work! This is amazing 👏!

  • @chrislastnamehere9141
    @chrislastnamehere9141 Год назад +3

    Insulin dependent type 1 here also. I just wanted to say, thank you and tell you, you are awesome

  • @blessedbeauty2293
    @blessedbeauty2293 Год назад +10

    - I'm so glad that this channel is doing longer videos! The 5 minute - 10 minute ones aren't enough. This channel ROCKS 🤗🤟🏽🤘🏽🤙🏽👊🏽❤

  • @bluexwings
    @bluexwings Год назад +3

    As a fellow T1D, I also deeply appreciate these funny little guys! 💙

  • @lenrussell2424
    @lenrussell2424 Год назад +4

    I grew up by the Chesapeake Bay, and we used to see these guys sometimes. They were definitely a special sight, but it's still kind of amazing to think that you came all the way from the western coast of Canada to practically in my childhood backyard (well, to the neighboring bay) to see these guys.

  • @Dartwind
    @Dartwind Год назад +4

    I love the enthusiasm you have for this little guys! I've always loved seeing them on beaches as a kid.

  • @dfazen89
    @dfazen89 Год назад +1

    I lived on the Delaware bay for my whole childhood, spend many afternoons flipping over horseshoes and walking the sand bars at low tide lol

  • @-beee-
    @-beee- Год назад +3

    This is so sweet! 💖 I knew these creatures played an important role, but I didn't know anything about their anatomy or life cycle. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @blessedbeauty2293
    @blessedbeauty2293 Год назад +4

    - 13:15 thanks guys for helping out the horseshoe crabs 😊❤

  • @hexasquid
    @hexasquid Год назад +4

    Am I the only one who gets battle bot vibes from these? So cute!

    • @Kimmaline
      @Kimmaline Год назад +1

      Actually, no! I used to work in a job where I had incidental contact with one of the designers of the original stadium, we would talk about cool crap all the time. I haven't watched any of the modern iterations, but in the original it eventually just fizzled once people realized that a bot which was functionally a horseshoe crab--that squat, wedge shape everyone started doing--was the best design for the course they were using. Horseshoe crabs just cracked the code first. 😊

  • @juanroman3627
    @juanroman3627 11 месяцев назад +1

    Imagine being bored at home and going "ayo lets go flip some crabs"

  • @SpecialSP
    @SpecialSP Год назад +2

    One of my favorite childhood friends! I spent so many hours playing with the critters on the beach at Cape Cod MA when I was little. Although I'm near the beaches in Oregon, now, I miss "my" beach on the Cape!

  • @jef_choy
    @jef_choy Год назад +1

    every year there's millions of Horseshoe Crabs in one single multiple days long orgy is not what I expected to learn today but here we are

  • @israelbrown5252
    @israelbrown5252 Год назад +5

    Every time I think about going someplace and then I never do a famous person always end up going. Ive lived in Delaware all my life and have wanted the chance to meet animalogic. Since I was in 9th grade about 7 years ago and I hear the first sentence about the Delaware Bay. Made me so mad I love this channel and I'll the videos that keep my love for animals so strong. Keep up the great work.

  • @sophroniel
    @sophroniel Год назад +1

    Seeing how happy you are by these wee little animal brings happiness to my day. There is something so special seeing someone share something they love ❤

  • @njdinostar
    @njdinostar Год назад +2

    i love this channel, thanks for your enthusiasm Danielle!

  • @oldmanandthesea3384
    @oldmanandthesea3384 Год назад +1

    I just decided to check the Merchandise store and lo and behold there is a drawing of my wife's favorite Marine animal. Mola Mola. She has sufford some health issues and I am her full time caregiver. In time she will be more independent. Till then this poster will have to do till the Monetary Bay Aquarium has a new Mola Mola and she is able to travel that far. Much love and stay safe.

  • @Twizz_Star
    @Twizz_Star Год назад +7

    You're such an amazing person ❤

  • @gregorydillon9167
    @gregorydillon9167 Год назад +1

    This might be my favorite episode

  • @benjaminbewhite
    @benjaminbewhite Год назад +1

    Danielle if you see this, your voice and persona is so soothing that your videos are in my "anti-anxiety/soothing playlist".

  • @krystenmyers2753
    @krystenmyers2753 Год назад +1

    I’m a diabetic too so those horseshoe crabs are my heroes which are helping me too.

  • @mouseclick92
    @mouseclick92 Год назад +1

    I'm pretty sure we can call Danielle and Horseshoe crabs lovingly symbiotic in this vid :P

  • @tatsusama3192
    @tatsusama3192 Год назад +4

    Look at all the Kabuto❤️

  • @SuperHansburger93
    @SuperHansburger93 Год назад +1

    I've always surmised that the small white box we can sometimes see attached to your arm was some sort of medical device.
    Big thanks to the horseshoe crabs for keeping you among us :)

  • @bluexwings
    @bluexwings Год назад +1

    When I was a kid, occasionally the aquarium would offer for us to touch horseshoe crabs... No one ever mentioned not to essentially put our fingers in their mouths. 😂

  • @0juniper
    @0juniper Год назад +2

    My favorite animal is the horseshoe crab and I am so glad they are finally getting the recognition that they deserve :)

  • @michaelobrien5891
    @michaelobrien5891 Год назад +1

    Turtles need to evolve a telson too so they can flip themselves upright.

  • @bengoodwin2141
    @bengoodwin2141 Месяц назад

    It's important to note that *most* horseshoe crabs survive the blood harvesting for medicine. Habitat protection is the most important thing for their protection

  • @user-vk7cp1op9p
    @user-vk7cp1op9p Год назад +5

    I really enjoy your topics! This one had more detail that I had heard before! Thank you for your information on these important ancient creatures, that provide us so much scientific help.

  • @0Happīkā0
    @0Happīkā0 Год назад +2

    Awww maaan, I live there! Imagine being out on the beach and there's one of my favorite content persons just playing with the horseshoe crabs.🎉

  • @GundamAngelicDevil
    @GundamAngelicDevil Год назад +1

    It’s like an ancient software that’s gotten multiple patches and has been running fine since.

  • @granthurlburt4062
    @granthurlburt4062 Год назад +1

    Wow. I had two bodies of dead ones I brought back to Canada to teach fossils with, but had no idea they had so many primitive eyes. And the use of the telson is terrific.

  • @17ZZZ74
    @17ZZZ74 Год назад +1

    They have been my favorite creature ever since I was a child... Learning more about these weird and ancient cuties made me happy 😁

  • @Darkflowerchyld718
    @Darkflowerchyld718 Год назад +2

    I'm on the South East coast of Brooklyn and grew up with these guys on the beaches and estuaries. My elementary school used to take the kids out to the beaches to come and observe and help any that got flipped over. Such cool prehistoric critters.

  • @AskTorin
    @AskTorin Год назад +1

    They look positively Cambrian!

  • @kab6754
    @kab6754 Год назад +1

    As as fellow Type 1 Diabetic, lemme shout a big thanks to these lives-saving crabs!

  • @theelltrain8985
    @theelltrain8985 Год назад +1

    I loved them before this video but I somehow love them more now.

  • @williek08472
    @williek08472 Год назад +1

    You know how dogs and cats can just tell when someone likes them? I think horseshoe crabs have the same thing with Danielle; that's why they wandered onto her foot.

  • @Komatsutoriko
    @Komatsutoriko Год назад +2

    I adore this channel for this type of content, im so glad to learn about these little guys!!

  • @cizzlebot
    @cizzlebot Год назад +1

    This felt like a very special episode. Loved it!

  • @TinaungKhaing1993
    @TinaungKhaing1993 Год назад +1

    I love her so much . Why is no reason ❤

  • @madarab37
    @madarab37 Год назад +3

    I remember hearing about how horseshoe crabs are bled for the medical community and worried that there doesn't appear to be any limit on how many we can bleed and potentially kill. Is anyone in charge of preserving their population, or is it just assumed that we humans can't possibly wipe out a population of 30 million?

  • @birdmasterthecaffeinatedowl
    @birdmasterthecaffeinatedowl Год назад +1

    I live in Delaware! Thats awesome you were basically in my backyard. I remember first learning about them in middleschool. Horseshoe crabs are like a traditional staple here lol. They are basically living fossils

  • @merelymayhem
    @merelymayhem Год назад

    I'm glad so many people are this fond of horseshoe crabs! i unfortunately find them rather unsettling but that doesn't make me less greatful for the health standards we have due to them

  • @waxwinged_hound
    @waxwinged_hound Год назад +1

    Oh I'm so jealous! I've never interacted with a horseshoe crab but I've always wanted to. They're exactly the kind of fascinating crawly things that I love to observe and interact with. I free handle spiders, beetles, true bugs, crickets, even roaches sometimes. If it's crawly and can't hurt me (too badly) then I want to handle it and look at it up close. Horseshoe crabs look like weird alien creatures and they're so cute, like in the same way a jumping spider is cute. Someday I've got to go see them during spawning season.
    Especially since they've saved my life too. I've taken medication almost my whole life to manage my severe anxiety and depression. Without them, I am so unstable and irrational that I could do serious harm to myself, either on purpose or by accident. I also got the covid vaccine and two boosters... and they might have saved my life too. I recently had covid, and it was brutal. I shudder to think of what might have happened if I hadn't been vaccinated. I could have ended up in the hospital, or worse. So I am so grateful for those little alien crawlies, making our medicine safer one drop of blood at a time.

  • @ajlbeer
    @ajlbeer Год назад +2

    That was absolutely marvelous! Thanks so much for this episode :D

  • @tedbomba6631
    @tedbomba6631 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks, Danielle, for another example of the great work that you and your colleagues are known for. Always informative with a good dose of your special brand of humor to give your followers a chuckle while learning more about the world around them.

  • @chloesibilla8199
    @chloesibilla8199 Год назад

    I love the horseshoe crabs thought her shoes were their sweetheart. They have no idea she loves them too.

  • @brox2098
    @brox2098 Год назад

    From what ive learned, it doesnt matter how clever people are with their inventions and knowledge, nature do always be the most valuable teacher we can learn from.

  • @HelyaRavn
    @HelyaRavn Год назад +1

    They are so cuuuute