These Feisty Hermit Crabs Brawl Over Snail Shells | Deep Look

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  • @terramater
    @terramater 3 года назад +699

    Home is where your shell is! 🐚
    Did you know that sometimes when a new shell turns up, hermit crabs will form a line, biggest to smallest, to see which animal fits the new shell? Crabs in general amaze us in so many different ways. Lately, we filmed Sally Lightfoot crabs while walking on water to escape from eels and octopuses. It was stunning!

  • @crakolington
    @crakolington 3 года назад +241

    Hermit crab finds a dead snail corpse..
    Hermit Crab: "It's Free Real Estate."

  • @zoereidinger
    @zoereidinger 3 года назад +408

    I love how many things live on the shell with the hermit crabs. You caught a whole bunch of species in your footage including barnacles, many kinds of algae, sponges, and hydroids.
    Great work, as always!

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  3 года назад +40

      So nice of you to say, thanks!

    • @oceania5831
      @oceania5831 3 года назад +7

      Deep Look Hi, love your channel!

    • @danksanchez4324
      @danksanchez4324 3 года назад +2

      @@KQEDDeepLook if you respond to me I will eat a bowl of Cheerios

    • @Merito932
      @Merito932 3 года назад +1

      How is the comment from 3 days ago while the video was posted 30 minutes ago?

    • @zoereidinger
      @zoereidinger 3 года назад

      @@Merito932 I’m a patron so I get early access. I wanted to help out financially since I could and I love their content so much

  • @Chezmeralda
    @Chezmeralda 3 года назад +131

    Hermit crabs are so cute I love how they scuttle around 😊

  • @kandyrew
    @kandyrew 3 года назад +460

    excellent this is exactly what i needed to watch this morning ❤️

  • @MsWinterlife
    @MsWinterlife 3 года назад +30

    They are called “boarding crabs” or “tenant crabs” in Chinese, so I always knew they lived in someone else’s shells. Common name of animals can sometimes be quite efficient in explaining their lifestyle or behaviour, if the people giving those names have been observing very carefully.

  • @tannercarlson7419
    @tannercarlson7419 3 года назад +140

    I would sit through these videos even if they were an hour long.

    • @Oscar4u69
      @Oscar4u69 3 года назад +4

      that would be even better, I feel they are kinda short because they are very interesting and need more time to appreciate everything going on

    • @boyinblue.
      @boyinblue. 3 года назад +3

      I wish they were an hour-long, I love this stuff. It's at the point where I know most of whatever type of animal doc I watch because I've watched so many of them. But I grab at any animal/natural education show even if it's something I know about or have seen in different shows a million times. I just love them and the animals showcased so much.

  • @salsadipbox1098
    @salsadipbox1098 3 года назад +74

    I remember thinking hermit crabs grow with their own shells and learning they grab snail shells to protect their soft yummy body blew my tiny 12 year old mind. This is sending me back to that moment, thank you!

  • @dmedwards26
    @dmedwards26 3 года назад +7

    The way they swoop out quickly so nobody sees their little lower body 😂😍

  • @avahampton
    @avahampton 3 года назад +1

    i love the little shuffling sounds they make when switching shells

  • @SpencerKlouds
    @SpencerKlouds 3 года назад +13

    The way Laura narrates it and the background music makes me so interested to listen❤️❤️❤️

  • @tgnm9615
    @tgnm9615 3 года назад +67

    I always wonder how Hermit Crabs got their shells. Its actually from the snails!

  • @brianpj5860
    @brianpj5860 3 года назад +5

    So cute and funny!! I love when they whip their little butts into the new shell 😂

  • @TheAaa1919
    @TheAaa1919 3 года назад +4

    The crabs waiting for the snail to die before occupying its shell 👏 .....something that even humans could learn. Big respect for these crabs.....and you too Deep Look 🙂

  • @jakubsolar4670
    @jakubsolar4670 3 года назад +38

    Parents: RUclips is not a good entertaiment
    After seeing this: Maybe I treated you too harshly

  • @ethanssciencechannel7897
    @ethanssciencechannel7897 3 года назад +33

    It’s so amazing how hermit crabs 🐚🦀 are adapted to Recycle ♻️ snail shells by reusing them!!!

    • @sancraianugabriel7580
      @sancraianugabriel7580 3 года назад +3

      those shells would actually turn to sand in some years of degradation and corrosion. They just take what they find, nothing about recycling, really.

    • @ethanssciencechannel7897
      @ethanssciencechannel7897 3 года назад +4

      @@sancraianugabriel7580 I know, I study science, I just thought it would be nice to put a comment like this for fun 🦀

  • @BenRusk11
    @BenRusk11 3 года назад +2

    loved the info tip at the end that nearly all pet hermit crabs are taken from the wild.
    To add to that, if you're a current hermit owner, do not go set them free at your local beach out of guilt.
    Mainly because what you have is likely a LAND hermit crab, and if you for example toss them "back into the ocean" they will actually drown, as land hermits don't actually live in the oceans, more so *near them* in the tree brush. Additionally, they likely came from somewhere far from where you live. So if you do not have the same local species of hermits in your area, please just simply continue to care for them as best you can, or adopt them off to someone who will if you need to get rid of them. Hermits can live upwards to 40 years, so they are quite a commitment, but very enjoyable little dudes.
    Just make sure to care for them responsibly! They deserve it

  • @takayanagi-senseissurprise2104
    @takayanagi-senseissurprise2104 3 года назад +48

    Basically when people hear about a sale in the mall but in the sea 🦀 🛍 🛒 🌊

  • @ST0AT
    @ST0AT 3 года назад +1

    Hermit crabs: Mother Nature's own predatory real estate market

  • @nederlandschkat
    @nederlandschkat 3 года назад +25

    "The hermit crabs won't kill the snail"
    *0.1 seconds later*
    wait for the snail to die and eat its carcass and say "Escargot, anyone?"

  • @matrixraizel7471
    @matrixraizel7471 3 года назад +1

    Finally, a video showing where did those shells come from.

  • @jasepoag8930
    @jasepoag8930 3 года назад +7

    I have a reef aquarium with snails and hermits. In my experience, hermits will happily murder a snail for its shell, though they prefer one that's already empty.

  • @josekanashiro3610
    @josekanashiro3610 3 года назад +115

    Sadly, acidity of the ocean make hard the ability of snails grow their shells and is as always our contamination fault.

    • @Tempst
      @Tempst 3 года назад +15

      Yup we're doing a lot of damage to the oceans. Due to increase in acidity tonnes of CO2 is getting released from the oceans per year.

    • @Nausica315
      @Nausica315 3 года назад +2

      Japan is releasing nuclear waste water into the Pacific Ocean, worry this instead

    • @Nausica315
      @Nausica315 3 года назад +3

      Japan is releasing nuclear waste water into the pacific ocean worry this instead

    • @josekanashiro3610
      @josekanashiro3610 3 года назад +2

      @@Nausica315 I just said it

    • @thomasneal9291
      @thomasneal9291 3 года назад +5

      @@Nausica315 really, that is a tiny, tiny issue. don't panic about that one.

  • @salt-emoji
    @salt-emoji 3 года назад +1

    I'll never get tired of hermit crab shell discourse.

  • @etsyziii
    @etsyziii 3 года назад +22

    Another worth the wait mini documentary. Keep it up, Deep Look! 😌❤

  • @OstentatiousClown
    @OstentatiousClown 3 года назад +1

    In a million years we will see evolved hermit crabs farming snails for shells.

  • @teumehamada820
    @teumehamada820 3 года назад +18

    Man this Type of video is so relaxing, I love the narrator's voice.

  • @WorldScott
    @WorldScott 3 года назад +7

    Brings back memories of catching these guys up in Jenner. Great to see Deep Look cover them! Got another topic for your consideration: Click beetles! They are fairly common in the Bay Area and they'd make an excellent creature to cover. Cheers!

    • @YSLRD
      @YSLRD 3 года назад +1

      We have them in the Ozarks, too. So cool!

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  3 года назад +2

      Great suggestion! Thanks WorldScott.

  • @ervin9805
    @ervin9805 3 года назад +1

    this channel's sound designer and composer are the best

  • @Feebelle
    @Feebelle 3 года назад +2

    Amazing that you found one with a broken shell! The footage for this video was absolutely delightful

  • @tailuong-le1100
    @tailuong-le1100 3 года назад +6

    I have always seen them snuggling inside the shelves so this video feels like a forbidden knowledge that no humans i allowed to see 😂

  • @kingvulturo
    @kingvulturo 3 года назад +1

    I owned a pair of hermits for 5 years. They got along well, never fighting for the shells. However the moment one passed away, the remaining crab took that shell and stayed until their own passing.

  • @luxtrous
    @luxtrous 3 года назад +2

    Finally a great video about hermit crabs

  • @Arxhe_4O4
    @Arxhe_4O4 3 года назад +1

    It's fascinating just watching a hermit crab, learning how they survive

  • @jocosesonata
    @jocosesonata 3 года назад +1

    Reject humanity; ascend to crab.

  • @yonatanbeer3475
    @yonatanbeer3475 3 года назад +6

    Wow these crabs have a really hardcore dependence on those snails. I wonder how that evolved. I also wonder if they can use other things as homes, maybe the shells are just their best option?

    • @skrubknight884
      @skrubknight884 3 года назад +4

      A more lobster-like crustacean living around snail shells probably first started using empty shells for protection when molting, eventually relying on it more and more until it became soft-bodied to hold the shell permanently. It gives them much better protection over conventional crabs and lobsters at the cost of mobility. And yes certain species of hermits have been observed using human trash like metal cans as shells if they cannot find anything else.

    • @rattyeely
      @rattyeely 3 года назад

      It's theorized that they first used ammonite shells as homes, before switching to snail shells as ammonites went extinct.

  • @yumibro8121
    @yumibro8121 3 года назад +2

    I have a rescue crab and I’m always looking to learn more about her. Thanks for this awesome video!

  • @AfraidMonsters
    @AfraidMonsters 2 года назад +1

    I’m curious though, if you put them in a aquarium and they only had one snail in there too, would they really never kill that snail to get its shell, while shell-less or becoming too big for theirs?

  • @user-ix7iu4wf8o
    @user-ix7iu4wf8o 3 года назад +2

    if only I could change my place as often as a hermit crab ~

    • @reieben886
      @reieben886 3 года назад

      Yeah sadly there is no giant snails for humans to have their shells LoL :)

  • @ethanssciencechannel7897
    @ethanssciencechannel7897 3 года назад +15

    Hermit crabs are like the ocean recyclers ♻️ 😄, it’s so cool!

    • @botanic3428
      @botanic3428 3 года назад +1

      Nah, they don't recycle the shells, i.e. they don't break it apart into useful bits for smaller organisms. They just make use of the remains of dead snails.

    • @Username-le4eq
      @Username-le4eq 3 года назад +1

      More like theyre the reuse fanatic of the ocean

    • @lostpockets2227
      @lostpockets2227 3 года назад +1

      Not recycling, repurposing. If I empty a box of candy and fill it up with pencils, I didn't recycle the box, I repurposed it.

  • @aygtets
    @aygtets 3 года назад +2

    I've always wondered what a hermit crab looked like in there!

  • @kaylathehedgehog2005
    @kaylathehedgehog2005 3 года назад

    No kidding about the obsession. I once watched a video of one snail eating another, and there was a bunch of hermit crabs gathered around waiting for the shell to drop. One of them was so impatient that it hopped in while the shell was still in the snail's mouth.

  • @ravish89
    @ravish89 3 года назад +4

    Big fan for years, please do a video on Cordyceps life cycle on Caterpillars

  • @keniawoniyi8486
    @keniawoniyi8486 3 года назад +1

    Never knew hermit crabs’ bodies looked like that. I thought they’d be bulky but I’m surprised to see they kinda look like lobsters.

    • @yazansakran3326
      @yazansakran3326 3 года назад +2

      They're more closely related to lobsters than true crabs

    • @keniawoniyi8486
      @keniawoniyi8486 3 года назад

      @@yazansakran3326 I see. Thanks, that makes sense.

  • @dsneoslwmss
    @dsneoslwmss 3 года назад +2

    Wow! I really love Hermit Crabs!❤🦀🐚🐌

  • @Sweet4Swirllix
    @Sweet4Swirllix 3 года назад

    Snails sure has a big part in a hermit crab's life, its so fascinating to see them moving from one shell to another.

  • @SillyMegalodon
    @SillyMegalodon 3 года назад

    Some species of hermit crabs have anemones hitch a ride on their snail-shell. When the hermit crab moves house, it uses a special 'tickle' to give the anemones the cue to detach from the old shell so that the hermit can transplant them onto the new, bigger shell. Anemone gets easier access to food by way of moving around with the hermit crab, hermit crab has some extra protection because most things just don't bother messing with the stinging of an anemone.

  • @pedrochagas9903
    @pedrochagas9903 2 года назад

    They are so polite to the snails, they wait for them to die instead of killing them

  • @gumipanda00
    @gumipanda00 3 года назад

    I love the mystical bell ring every time the hermit swaps shells hehe

  • @IntrepidFraidyCat
    @IntrepidFraidyCat 3 года назад +5

    Lord, I love this channel!

  • @fannys.8013
    @fannys.8013 3 года назад +8

    I went to a beach shortly after watching this video, I really wanted to see a hermit crab switching shells and so I looked for empty sea shells by the shore then went into tide pools that had many hermit crabs and was able to see many gathering to check out the shells I’d dropped in for them! I noticed one hermie had a broken shell exposing its behind so I’d found a shell a size bigger than it’s old one AND I SAW IT COME OUT OF ITS OLD SHELL AND SWITCH INTO THE SHINY NEW ONE ID GOTTEN IT 😭 SUCH A COOL EXPERIENCE!! I thought that it would’ve taken a longer time for the hermies to want to switch out of shells since tide pools have a few predators from the skies but they were doing it right in front of me! I’ve seen many animals in tide pools since I’m from North Cali but have never seen sea stars any recommendations as to what beaches have tide pools with stars? 🙃Does Deep Look have an episode of starfish 😯?

    • @KQEDDeepLook
      @KQEDDeepLook  3 года назад +2

      Hi Fanny - how fantastic! Thanks for sharing your story. Some species of sea stars have become rare in recent years. And yes we have done a video about them. :-) ruclips.net/video/9rxf_2EgwfE/видео.html #inspo

    • @fannys.8013
      @fannys.8013 3 года назад

      @@KQEDDeepLook Thank you for the link! Thats quite unfortunate to hear since sea stars are keystone species increasing biodiversity, I think I’d heard somewhere that there was a decline of sea stars due to some sort of disease or bacteria killing them off ☹️

  • @pikagelly7465
    @pikagelly7465 3 года назад +2

    “If it fits, I sits” 😌

  • @danielzvids
    @danielzvids 3 года назад +5

    As always an amazing quality video! I loved watching it and learned something new 😍 Especially the footage of the crab with the open shell was really educational to see how they always keep hold of their shells. Thank you Deep Look ✌️

  • @kiarasantosa5073
    @kiarasantosa5073 3 года назад

    Oh! Oh! This cuties ^^ In my city, we used to call it "Pong Pong An". When im younger i always love to have hermit crabs as pets. They are adorableeee ♡

  • @spinr2000x
    @spinr2000x 3 года назад +1

    Great video, only thing is, after caring for salt water aquariums for a good few year, hermits aren't the most patient and will 100% kill a snail for its shell! xD

    • @JBC352
      @JBC352 3 года назад

      Perhaps it’s about availability? Were there empty shells available to them when they killed a snail?
      Just curious 😆

  • @MelStaub
    @MelStaub 3 года назад

    I couldn’t help but laugh at that one crab getting bullied, poor little guy XD

  • @judicatorhurayth1927
    @judicatorhurayth1927 3 года назад

    Crabs: have their shell.
    Hermit crab: Basic Economic

  • @cherylslane9727
    @cherylslane9727 3 года назад

    Awwww I had hermit crabs as a kid maybe 5/6 of them. They were fun, I’d watch them crawl around for hours, sometimes letting them walk up my arm. This brought back some really cool memories. 👍

  • @isabellehouston3406
    @isabellehouston3406 3 года назад +1

    It would be awesome if you guys did an episode about fireflies!! Especially sense it’s the season :)

    • @sethgsamuel
      @sethgsamuel 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/oWdCMFvgFbo/видео.html

  • @Axol_N_Krimm
    @Axol_N_Krimm 3 года назад

    I lived in Canary Islands (Spain) and in the beaches of Gran Canaria i saw hermit crabs using rocks as a shell. Smart crabs :)

  • @redclanwool1590
    @redclanwool1590 Год назад

    I just got done watching hermit crabs fight snails and trading shells within the community in the tide pools in hawaii

  • @quocbaodoan7678
    @quocbaodoan7678 3 года назад

    Waiting for the host to die to take the house is WAYYYYY nicer than 99% of the animals on this planet

  • @alzack112
    @alzack112 2 года назад

    Snail: **dies**
    Hermit Crabs: *"It's free real estate!"*

  • @troidesproject9631
    @troidesproject9631 3 года назад

    When I was kid, I used to go to the beach to catch them for hermit crab racing with my other friends.

  • @Smorgasbord.
    @Smorgasbord. 3 года назад

    Hermit crabs are obsessed with _survival_ just like any other living being. 😊

  • @stegosaur9812
    @stegosaur9812 3 года назад +2

    I love the narration and amazing content these videos have

  • @godzillamanz8139
    @godzillamanz8139 11 месяцев назад

    Snail: man i dead *dies*
    Hermit crabs: its showtime.

  • @YoutubeCensorship.
    @YoutubeCensorship. 3 года назад

    Thanks for the new video DeepLook!

  • @kirklanyoshinaga8953
    @kirklanyoshinaga8953 3 года назад

    3:14 crab inside: leave me alone dude! I’m trying to get some sleep!

  • @annenoname3442
    @annenoname3442 3 года назад

    It's like "Hungry Hungry Hippos" and "Hot Potato" Mixed together; where the winner gets a new home!

  • @sarthaksuman6554
    @sarthaksuman6554 3 года назад +4

    Some incredible videography and information!! Thanks making these videos!!! These are so informative and fun to watch!!
    Good work Deep Look!!👍👍

  • @Strawberrygremlins
    @Strawberrygremlins Год назад

    Hermit crabs are the embodiment of "It's free real estate"

  • @shawnaceron8111
    @shawnaceron8111 3 года назад +1

    Everytime they post a new video my endorphins goes up

  • @JD-zp4vn
    @JD-zp4vn 3 года назад

    I always did wonder if Hermit Crabs kill off the sea snails, guess I was wrong and learned something new

  • @zenwang_naga
    @zenwang_naga 3 года назад +1

    Thank you deep look for all these efforts.. I Always enjoy the show.

  • @ultraameise
    @ultraameise 3 года назад

    Its cute how they dig out the sand off the shells 😊

  • @obidean3964
    @obidean3964 3 года назад

    I feel sad for the crab with broken shell at first but so glad it found new, better home at last. Happy ending 🥰

  • @sector-7blitz402
    @sector-7blitz402 2 года назад

    Hermit crab
    BBC Earth : *Exchange Properties*
    DeepLook : *Battle Royale*

  • @FBIagentObama
    @FBIagentObama 3 года назад +1

    *Thank you deep look for introducing me to my new favorite sea animal lol*

  • @polosays677
    @polosays677 3 года назад +4

    This is cool! And nice to learn from this yt channel

  • @Velociferon
    @Velociferon 3 года назад

    Crabs are my fav! Please make more crab vids!

  • @babybeans1477
    @babybeans1477 3 года назад

    Ayo these crabs really said, “ *OUR* SHELL.”

  • @DanielLee-cs3mj
    @DanielLee-cs3mj 3 года назад

    Snail: So... the shell is going to take about 30yrs
    Hermit crab: Can you do it in 15?

  • @幻彩小羽毛
    @幻彩小羽毛 3 года назад

    dead snail: exists
    hermit crab: free estate!

  • @RanchhodbhaiJPatel
    @RanchhodbhaiJPatel 3 года назад +1

    Hermit carb is what I needed to know about cause at coincidence my bio project is to write about them so thanks

  • @jonathanvalentino3183
    @jonathanvalentino3183 3 года назад +1

    :00 they just swoop in like that

  • @johnelizera.delacruz3107
    @johnelizera.delacruz3107 3 года назад

    I remember how I first saw my first hermit crab so little and so fragile but so cute

  • @XxJu5tiCexX
    @XxJu5tiCexX 3 года назад +1

    I love these videos! I always have to stop what I am doing just to watch these. Keep up the good work!

  • @lylacor8401
    @lylacor8401 3 года назад

    I once saw a strange looking rock when I picked it up I saw that it was a hallow piece of coral with the tiny tips of a hermits legs retracting deeper in.
    I put it next to some shells on the beach (one also containing a hermit).

  • @roi574
    @roi574 3 года назад

    Snails: Exist
    Hermit crab: It’s free real estate

  • @ejakaegypt
    @ejakaegypt Год назад

    I had some as pets as a kid. Loved these little things. I had like five of them

  • @mr.vincec6402
    @mr.vincec6402 3 года назад +2

    Why and how did some comments says 3 days ago if its just uploaded? (1 min ago)

  • @kirbystar7585
    @kirbystar7585 3 года назад

    So it's basically Black Friday shopping for crabs

  • @thedmedina
    @thedmedina 2 года назад

    Hermet crab: I want that shell
    Snail: dies
    Hermet crab: (eats corpse and steals shell)

  • @macxavier168
    @macxavier168 3 года назад

    Humans: my grandma lived in this house, I'm not moving
    Hermit crabs to snail shells: *it's free real estate*

  • @andreimations
    @andreimations 3 года назад

    I love to play with these Hermit Crabs at the beach back when i was a child also what fascinating info about hermit crabs good thing i learn something new everyday from the internet

  • @g8046000
    @g8046000 8 месяцев назад

    Hi, I am a RUclipsr from Taiwan.
    I am making a video of hermit crab.
    sudddenly I saw your video.
    I love this video so much and I am wondering if I can use this video for about 10-15 seconds in my video on RUclips.
    If you are willing please let me know, thank you

  • @lcaquatics3446
    @lcaquatics3446 3 года назад +1

    I want an 1 hour documentary about the Colorado river in Texas

  • @Arcticwolf689
    @Arcticwolf689 3 года назад

    I never seen a hermit Crab so close before they are so cool with taking over with new shells in leave there old ones for other hermit crabs to Used if they need a new one after all the shells are there homes

  • @zk1914
    @zk1914 3 года назад

    I cant believe they act like horrible neighbors just to get another crab to move out of its home!