"This is an active pursuit. A race... to the death..." Watching a snail chase a starfish under the ocean for more than a decade...

@leobrad2199

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, you know he had to speed the footage up like an 80"s martial arts movie.

A sea snail hunting a star fish has to be the slowest "chase" ive ever seen

@reMARKably_me

2 жыл бұрын

I don't even know why they used the word "chase" ha

@evilsharkey8954

2 жыл бұрын

And crown of thorns can actually “run” pretty fast for sea stars.

@Dubediton7

2 жыл бұрын

@@evilsharkey8954 lol at a case of at least I ain't that guy

@TheMoises1213

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@jiiaga5017

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know, I think The Last Jedi's was slower. Possibly this was the inspiration.

You have to give props to these video makers. I mean, they were actually able to create suspense for a chase scene between a starfish and a snail.

@rexaly875

2 жыл бұрын

But it’s freshwater not sea

@jamesmeppler6375

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think you understand how easy this is? Use a trope and increase the speed until you start talking about the next thing then end music....then the longer you go the more loud music you play then once again stop talking and quicken the rhythm....I could say that sentence to the tune of jaws and it will have...."suspense"

@2lazy2makeausername81

2 жыл бұрын

They just took existing clips from other nature shows and put suspenseful music and a voice over for it honestly not that hard

@asmodeus1274

2 жыл бұрын

@@rexaly875 Only the first clip with the crab and leech were fresh water.

@dostagirl9551

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmeppler6375 My comment was more a tongue-in-cheek remark on the fact that both animals are regarded as epitomes of slowness and least likely in the public’s mind as having a “chase” scene rather than ignorance of technical aspects.

"3 times SEA animals mess with the wrong opponent" "freshwater crab"

@thefisherking78

2 жыл бұрын

Literally my first thought 😈

@lawrencemorris2261

2 жыл бұрын

Freshwater crab would even lose to another, smaller freshwater crab. They are that bad.

@jerryamescua

2 жыл бұрын

besides the sea part i dont think the crab was messing with the leaches. Pretty sure he wanted nothing to do with those things

@TenOrbital

2 жыл бұрын

This channel is clickbait. But yeah editing to make it seem a crab can snatch a fish is ridiculous.

@TheMikesc15

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrencemorris2261 that's not the point...its not an ocean animal, its FRESH water

Man that snail chasing the star fish was like watching the most adrenaline packed police chase that never ends 😂😂😂😂😂

@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821

Жыл бұрын

or this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6lostOwZtzdoKg.html&ab_channel=Maria4981

The snail is a hero to coral reefs

@ThiagoPereira-tn6ky

2 жыл бұрын

But also a psychopath for giant starfish

@ThiagoPereira-tn6ky

2 жыл бұрын

Slowly devouring his pray... 😨

@GlennPranata

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThiagoPereira-tn6ky Devouring? More like slurping them to death

@vyomsharma6030

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

"At 2 inches long it lives up to its name" I have never been happier in my life

The leech is stealthy *starts swimming in the middle of the pool*

That leach gave me anxiety.

@friendlyfire7509

Жыл бұрын

A nope rope is a nope rope IS a nope rope

Whos aquarium was this filmed inside of 😂

@aaronnekrin5150

2 жыл бұрын

Right

@sparkly3989

2 жыл бұрын

Long range camera and under water drones

@sparkly3989

2 жыл бұрын

@@soop1565 hmm 😅

@montikore

2 жыл бұрын

Ya Mama's

@montikore

2 жыл бұрын

@@soop1565 you right

I’m surprised the third match up didn’t also include a crab being outmatched.

A video on how well armored/armed crabs are but still manage to get fucked over and eaten every time. 😂

@lawrencemorris2261

2 жыл бұрын

"it's hard to see my kind in such pain" -- crab Lord, any time there is a "crab vs litteraly anything" video.

Firs time I’ve cheered for a snail.

"At just 2 inches long, it lives up to it's name." Finally....!

@LambeauLeeeper

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao!!

@RustyR3volva

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the laugh, and not towards your manhood.

I feel like every interaction between a Mantis Shrimp and another living thing is a moment the other living thing messed with the wrong opponent.

@loganwallace741

2 жыл бұрын

Unless you da big feesh

@evilsharkey8954

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if a mantis shrimp could take on a large bobbit worm.

@opo3628

2 жыл бұрын

Cuttlefish curb stomps Mantis Shrimp.

@rg20322

2 жыл бұрын

It's the Mike Tyson of shrimp - that club and speed is incredible!

@speedmaster001

2 жыл бұрын

Octopus, let me join the party.

In summary, “ this animal here is a badass and shouldn’t be messed with by other creatures.” Also: “along comes the giga chad to put it in its place.”

Initially, I was all Team Leech feeling sympathy for the seemingly defenseless little creature vs the armor plated crab. When the leech breached the crab’s defenses and began draining the life out of it, I suddenly hated the leech and was all in on Team Crab.

@savagejoe4368

2 жыл бұрын

I died laughing reading this xD You seem like a guy that defends the weak. Makes you a good guy

@brendankelly2653

2 жыл бұрын

@Yieri true 😁, but it's these little crabs that get eaten a lot. You should see those big mud crabs

@sup_my_bwana

2 жыл бұрын

Found the liberal

@shark8996

2 жыл бұрын

only thing that bothers me is that they basically sacrificed that crab for clout, you can clearly tell it was done in a fish tank. dude had a whole life ahead of him.

@justiron2999

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but it's a crab eat crab world and unfortunately crabs are on the menu.

The characterization of the crab as being a “bully” that wants to “attack” the leeches is absurd.

@lukehenderson7111

2 жыл бұрын

Yea I was genuinely let down at this one.

@fellowtraveler2495

2 жыл бұрын

To the un-initiated , but we are initiated. Aren’t we Bruce? Lol

@TBM1121

2 жыл бұрын

Triggered

@Vatsyayana87

2 жыл бұрын

The whole thing was just ridiculous... A perfect example of view whoring.

@Simfight

2 жыл бұрын

I knew that crab in high school. Total bully.

Welcome back to another edition of "crabs getting rekt by another animals"

Crab: Money money money Leech: are you feeling it now mr. Krabs? Crab: Ahhhh~ Ahhhh~ (moans)

The first scene between the crab and the leeches was obviously shot in a fishtank. It means that the crab was never the hunter, but the prey/food that they were feeding to the leeches

@mackie9807

2 жыл бұрын

nooo i didnt even notice at first :(

@kabysummit5801

2 жыл бұрын

Murky water and tons of dead leaves, debris, variety of rocks. That does not look like a fish tank, looks natural. Even if it is a controlled environment, the crab did hunt the leech at first, though it succumbed eventually. That looks fair. Besides, according to the narration, this feed would be good up to a year for the leech. IDK, looks like circle of life.

@samuell7126

2 жыл бұрын

@@kabysummit5801 look carefully again at how the rocks and gravel are leaning against the glass wall. The leeches themselves are also seen bumping into the glass. This has been filmed in a fishtank of a freshwater biology lab.

@audieherron5474

2 жыл бұрын

The leeches won't always win against the crabs... If the crabs claws can manage to clamp onto the leech... Then the tables would turn. This crab seemed lethargic and intimidated by the multiple leeches.

@blakespower

2 жыл бұрын

yep crabs are scavengers they dont hunt, when people die in the ocean they are eaten by crabs

Slowest chase scene ever. I LOVED IT!

That little mantis punches water so hard light comes out. Absolutely stunning.

Keep in mind the mantis shrimp did not knock off the crab's arm. Crabs can consciously detach their claws; The claw detaching was significantly delayed compared to the time of the Mantis Shimp's punch,

@oceanic2542

2 жыл бұрын

Still the mantis shrimp no doubt has the power to knock off a limb on a crab since on many occasions they're see smashing the shells of crabs

@bobthebuilder6521

2 жыл бұрын

@@oceanic2542 Oh for sure there's no question about that, I just thought the delay with the claw detaching seemed a bit off.

@Great-Dao-of-Elegance

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobthebuilder6521 I saw a clip of a mantis shrimp that was able to punch a hole through a Fisher man's boots and his foot bled a bit.

@theg.c.142

2 жыл бұрын

@@Great-Dao-of-Elegance I saw that too. Looked painful.

@williamwhitman4889

2 жыл бұрын

The mantis shrimp's punch is so fast it causes the water around it to boil. The delay of the crab's claw flying off was because the punch is that fast.

Mantis shrimp can be deadly. There was a diver that got hit by one and didn't realize how bad it was until he got back onto a boat he was diving from. It split his foot open.

@elliottefilms9662

2 жыл бұрын

oh my god didn't know this! in Asia, we have a seafood that is mantis shrimp but they're not this colourful. I wonder how do the fishermen catch mantis shrimps without getting hurt 😂😂 thanks anyways I was planning to catch some mantis shrimps this year's diving trip

@dkebun7577

2 жыл бұрын

@@elliottefilms9662 How they catch without getting hurt? Easy. Be an Asian fisherman. We always FIND A WAY.

@darthrevan454

2 жыл бұрын

well idk about that since ive seen someone purposely get struck by one and all it did was leave a small cut on their hand. Bleeding yes (and painfully) but nowhere near as bad as you make it out to be with this diver

@usosaito.namahage

2 жыл бұрын

@@darthrevan454 that can also heavily depend on what they they're wearing. Diver that got struck in the foot only had a wetsuit and no protection.

@darthrevan454

2 жыл бұрын

@@usosaito.namahage The wetsuit definitely provides a bit more protection than bare skin. In fact, I'll see if I can find the video

2 out of the three were just like "today on local crab f••ks up" XD

these animals weren't messing with the wrong opponents. they're just lunch lol

Almost thought this was going to turn into "crabs losing to everything."

“The leech finds a weak spot in the crabs armor.” That leech drank from that crab’s butthole… 😐

@gordonbinlawsay3310

2 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!!!! WAS I THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW THAT??

We need more titan snails 🐌

the mantis shrimp is actually really cute he legit did the scooby doo run getting into his cave lmaoo

Never thought I would see a Patrick Star vs Gary the Snail Fight scene

This video shoulda just been named "Crabs getting their asses kicked"

Water doesn't boil because of friction from a mantis shrimp's punch. It's cavitation which is caused by low pressure.

The beat on the shrimp section is fire. 🔥

Anyone else hoping the crab would pull an UNO reverse card?

The first two clips : Money, money, money AAAAHAHAAHAHAA

“At 2 inches long… it lives up to its name” I feel like Johnny Sins now

Mr Crab: *money, money, money, AH! AHAHA! AH!*

That was the world slowest chase😂

@thesciencerapshow

2 жыл бұрын

Snail: Immmmmmm goonnnnnnaaa geeeeet yoooooouuuu Coral starfish: ruuuuuuuunnnnnn 🤣😂

The Freshwater Crab and the Leech is from Monster Bug Wars.

@branemarkmoriarty

2 жыл бұрын

My bum hurts

@reddogsaws

2 жыл бұрын

@@branemarkmoriarty i think you might have to see a doctor for that .best of luck and have a merry Christmas and a happy New year

The snail chasing the starfish; an epic high-speed chase

10:02 the slowest chasing ever😂

"A leech arrives looking for its juicy insides" Bro I died when he narrated that 🤣 "The leech has found an opening in the crabs armor" Man this leech went and attacked behind the back too 😭👏👏👏

@garden0fstone736

2 жыл бұрын

“Sucks the life out of him” for a split second I was jealous ngl

Just imagine. All the things you’ve done. All the places. All the people. All the memories. The achievements. Just to be done in by a 2 inch tiger leach. What a life huh.

Nature is awesome when we just leave it alone

Good music will make anything look bad ass 😂😂😂😂that snail intro was foreal 😂😂😂😂

I feel like y’all held that crab down and made the leach attach😂 that video cut was way to obvious

Had no idea that a leach was a predator. Crazy it can overpower a crab. Cool stuff!

@havok9001

2 жыл бұрын

the crab thinking this sucks ass when the leach sucking the crab to death

@itsharibonph

2 жыл бұрын

@@havok9001 The crab is like "Why Me?"

@havok9001

2 жыл бұрын

@@itsharibonph the crab is like it's probing me & other dude is like it's probing time

The car chase at the end was epic

“The leach is stealthy” *wiggle, wiggle, wiggle*

A snail chasing a starfish is like watching paint dry.

@unknownplayer7667

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

I feel so bad for the crab, it had no chance. Nature is brutal man, so insanely brutal.

That snail and starfish chase scene was better than any fast and furious race.

Second leech be like "YOU PICK THE WRONG HOUSE FOOL!"

Crabs looses to everything

@terryford7459

2 жыл бұрын

EXCEPT PROMISCUOUS PEOPLE!!!🤣😉🤣

@tenritniehtnoyugmodnar5661

2 жыл бұрын

@@terryford7459 HAHAHAHA *winks* HAHAHAHA

@lordscrewtape2897

2 жыл бұрын

Crabs are the typical bar room bully .. talk a good game, useless against someone who actually KNOWS what they're doing.. 🤷‍♀️

I'm pretty sure the mantis shrimp's punch cavitates the water behind it. Not so much boils it.

@Triggernlfrl

2 жыл бұрын

Boiling is transforming liqued into gas driven by temperature. Cavitation is transforming liqued into gas driven by pressure drop. The effect is the same.

That crab lives in a fresh water environment...

That was the slowest race to the death I've ever seen

I'm a grown man and even I'm afraid of leeches 😅😅

A quick assault from the Mantis Shrimp it's impeccable!

“The leech is stealthy.” Leech flails and wiggles.

I would watch these videos forever.

Now imagine if the mantis shrimp was the size of even a normal house cat it would have easily eliminated any mammals on land.

RIP Mr. Crabs. 🍺

@ylannjacobin3803

2 жыл бұрын

Yep at least he has been sucked to death 🤷🏽‍♂️

That last clip. Such a brutal chase if I've ever seen one

The trident sea snail and the crown of thorns sea star chase was the slowest chase I’ve seen since O.J. Simpson💯💀😂

I mean come on, who doesn't like some fresh crab every now & then! Granted, I prefer mine NOT juicy, but to each their own! It's a real leech-eats-crab world we live in!

When I saw the snail, I was like “Get him Gary!!”

Mantis shrimp have easily become my favorite marine creature by a mile, everything about them is just SO god damned cool. And the way they scuttle makes me so happy 😍

@mreza19900

2 жыл бұрын

I recommend you to look into pistol shrimp, you won't regret it, and also cuttlefish

@kingofthenerds4708

2 жыл бұрын

they're also delicious with butter and garlic

That crab/leech footage was straight ripped from "Monster Bug Wars."

@pekkabot2772

2 жыл бұрын

I used to watch that channel so much lol

0:54 “at 2 inches long it’s deadly.” I told my wife the same thing

@chrisnguyen2826

2 жыл бұрын

"at just six inches, he punches well above his weight" - what I wish my wife said about me. 5:35

@BloodShed4REAL

2 жыл бұрын

So you suck people off with that thing? :P

@Orquiz92

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisnguyen2826 😂😂

@Orquiz92

2 жыл бұрын

@@BloodShed4REAL faxxxx

Woah this is amazing video!!!!! More!!!

That chase scene was thrilling

The title is clickbait. The animals doing the “messing” were the victors, not the losers. That sea star wanted nothing to do with the snail! It spent the whole clip trying to be somewhere else.

Amazing photography, best of its kind I've seen so far. Very otherworldly and captivating.

The crab is like “this sucks”

"2 inches and deadly" Same.

Imagine setting this all up in an aquarium and selling it as a nature video. 😂

@Wolfcone

2 жыл бұрын

You're aware that even Planet Earth and Blue Planet on BBC used "captive" creatures right? Is a tree in your front yard not part of nature just because it's in your yard? You're seeing actual habits of animals that you would never ever ever ever see ever in anyone's lifetime and there's a handful of ass clowns like you "ThIS iS THeIr aquARiUm herp derp." Actually braindead.

@ZincFold

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfcone please take your pills and stop talking rubbish. It's not nature if it is staged. I'm not pretending the trees in my yard is the Amazon Jungle.

@feliperamedeiros

2 жыл бұрын

there's a bunch of nature videos that happens inside labs and controled areas, microbiology is a good exemple: ALL footage is a set up

@travisbrazil271

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZincFold if you lived in the amazon then yes your backyard would be the amazon, that comment was pointless. This was animals in a reproduction of their native environment so we can see how they act naturally, these behaviors would never be seen otherwise.

@ZincFold

2 жыл бұрын

@@travisbrazil271nope, in a natural setting the crab has a much better chance of running away. This is no different to tying a live goat to a tree just to watch captive lions eat live prey. This was just lazy and nothing about it was natural. Yeah, my comment was pointless to the point you felt the need to waste your time to comment. LOL

those claws that crab had was useless

thank you of sharing this video.we're pleasure which directly details for destinate human civilization.

That was not what I was expecting!

Who was routing for Gary to get that starfish

@evilsharkey8954

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone

I felt like I've seen this before.

@sundarchip

2 жыл бұрын

Monster Bug Wars

@zachjohnson9391

2 жыл бұрын

I've at least seen the crab vs leech and yes like the other guy it was on Monster Bug Wars

The leech remind me of people that I don't want to see ever again :D

The crab just can't catch a break

I mean, sick aquarium, but are we sure this actually happens in the wild? Do they really live in the same places in the world and predate on each other? I think its ok for a documentary to be filmed in aquariums as long as it reflects nature, and i would like to think that this is the case here. (i'm not a karen or a boomer, i just genuinely care about these animals)

@bobbyblazini

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen a national geo about the same leach vs crab...so hopefully is legit. You should Google the species and check

@ho_lee-fuk

2 жыл бұрын

It's not just an aquarium, it's a biotope aquarium and yes it reflects nature because every single materials and biotes were picked from it's original habitate. Many underwater documentaries use this technique I believe

Hated the leech to the core

The last one was the most interesting. I really thought the star fish would prevail! Nice video!

The Triton snail vs starfish was like an underwater version of a fast and the furious car chase. Without having to watch the rest of those stupid movies.

@Eduardo_Espinoza

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, it was basically racing scenes seen from Google Earth without the gear shifting& random cutscenes

It’s nature and I get it but it’s still tough to watch one living creature take the life of another.

@mrmacedon

2 жыл бұрын

No.

@cw6136

2 жыл бұрын

We're overdue for a WW3. Purge the metro/retro/skin lotion/hair spraying fools.

That was the slowest, high speed, chase I've ever seen!

Atleast in the last video. The crab isn't the victim. Lol

The second case wasn't "messing with the wrong opponent." It was getting jumped, marine style.

@SkyNinja759

2 жыл бұрын

The first one, crab vs leeches was a smash n' grab casing. The second one was the crab getting jumped. The third was a foot chase to a highjacking. The entire animal kingdom is just thugs trying to make to make a living (survive).

Watching this is so uncomfortable 😣

Getting outrun by a snail. LOL!😅🤣😂

a sadistic aquarium owner totally set this up for their own amusement. Not sure how I should feel about this.

@swiggityswag4734

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no a crab died call the press ASAP

@VerSaati

2 жыл бұрын

Go cry about it

@AlquimistEd

2 жыл бұрын

you don't know much about nature, do you?

@Zxxain

2 жыл бұрын

Lol sadistic

I knew a girl that had some serious crabs, they were no match for her carnivorous clam

@debbieathy5204

2 жыл бұрын

Well that’s a story that definitely doesn’t sound fishy and not for the all day seafood buffet.

The crab never wins

Crabs are the most vulnerable creatures which live in this scary world. Even though they have two tomahawks, they can only do something facing the deadly and hungry predators.