Why do Horseshoe Crabs Come to Massachusetts every year?

It's Cameraman Tim's debut as a field correspondent! Tim travels to Cape Cod, Massachusetts to investigate the annual Horseshoe Crab invasion!
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  • @KatGlos
    @KatGlos5 жыл бұрын

    Horseshoe crabs are so fascinating! When I was a kid growing up in Malaysia, every time my family went to the sea I would rescue horseshoe crabs from nets on the tidal flats and put them back in the water.

  • @pandanuscreekfilms6841

    @pandanuscreekfilms6841

    5 жыл бұрын

    that's very cool, Kat

  • @johnnysfriend4515

    @johnnysfriend4515

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, Kat

  • @bobbyjorge485

    @bobbyjorge485

    2 жыл бұрын

    i guess im randomly asking but does someone know of a tool to get back into an instagram account? I somehow forgot my account password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me.

  • @dangelojustus3337

    @dangelojustus3337

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Bobby Jorge Instablaster ;)

  • @KyleJarixManalang

    @KyleJarixManalang

    3 ай бұрын

    So cool I wish I saw horseshoe crabs on Philippine Beaches ;-;​@@dangelojustus3337

  • @Catobleppa
    @Catobleppa5 жыл бұрын

    "males cling onto females and follow them everywhere until they are ready to mate" a time tested strategy

  • @rosemarynguyen1909

    @rosemarynguyen1909

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think the females need to get a restraining order 😅

  • @smobilson1359

    @smobilson1359

    5 жыл бұрын

    Then the females wouldn’t exist anymore

  • @Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears
    @Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears5 жыл бұрын

    Horse shoe crabs are one of my favorites. They are so unintentionally comedic. Like that escape of the flipped one at the beginning. :) 1:43

  • @xxan4716
    @xxan47165 жыл бұрын

    can you imagine going to a bar to pick up some hot ladies and a giant picks you up and interrupts? I would be cranky, too.

  • @diamondtiger0192

    @diamondtiger0192

    3 жыл бұрын

    ikr

  • @user-te1zl6jc1b

    @user-te1zl6jc1b

    3 жыл бұрын

    To clang on*

  • @thatisartnotpffft6368
    @thatisartnotpffft63685 жыл бұрын

    At least 450 million years.... helmets save lives.

  • @stephanievandeusen6301

    @stephanievandeusen6301

    4 жыл бұрын

    thatisartnotpffft the earth has only been around for about 7000. It’s in he bible

  • @clumsyy3705

    @clumsyy3705

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@stephanievandeusen6301 everything in the Bible is fake

  • @pierrebegley2746

    @pierrebegley2746

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@stephanievandeusen6301 Horseshoe crabs and their fossils are kind of proof that the world is definitely older than that.

  • @burningsoul7781

    @burningsoul7781

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@susanwatson1384 there’s scientific proof, get a life

  • @NS-bg5el

    @NS-bg5el

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@burningsoul7781 bro he was just kidding, relax lmaoo. Mabey little Bible reading could do you some good :)

  • @aspecreviews
    @aspecreviews3 жыл бұрын

    Jonathan: walking helmet Me: 1st gen Roomba with a tail

  • @wither5673
    @wither56733 жыл бұрын

    ''Welcome to blue world!!!'' hammerhead shark: B O N K

  • @dontcallmelil8619
    @dontcallmelil86195 жыл бұрын

    Crustaceans and spiders scare me deeply, but these guys are cute!

  • @ashlynrobinson4388

    @ashlynrobinson4388

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can’t not love them, lmao. They’re like the armadillos of the ocean!

  • @cameroncooksey6718

    @cameroncooksey6718

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ashlynrobinson4388 I like armadillos as well but they would probably be like some hard covered bug of the ocean

  • @rrruby1377

    @rrruby1377

    2 жыл бұрын

    couldnt agree more with you. they are just hoovering the ocean for worms and such, minding their own business while looking like little helmets with eyes

  • @RoarTheRapper
    @RoarTheRapper5 жыл бұрын

    In college I had a biology class where we got to bring sea creatures in like the Horshoe crab. Those guys are my favorite animals in the whole ocean :-) they’re so friendly and cute, it was a lot of fun learning about them!

  • @_h3rb
    @_h3rb5 жыл бұрын

    I'm always amazed by these Kabuto pokemon crabs

  • @mr.shellythemaybe5th776
    @mr.shellythemaybe5th7764 жыл бұрын

    Puppys: we're the most wholesome animal Horseshoe crabs: hold my salt water

  • @thomasdegenhardt8014
    @thomasdegenhardt80145 жыл бұрын

    Wow the ocean is amazing. Today I completed my first dive over 10 meters since getting certified. Thanks for inspiring me Jonathan 👍

  • @rebellefleur435

    @rebellefleur435

    5 жыл бұрын

    Congrats!

  • @madhvisaini74

    @madhvisaini74

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thomas Degenhardt yes congrats

  • @BlueWorldTV

    @BlueWorldTV

    5 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations! Remember it's not about the depth, it's about what you see.

  • @BDNeon
    @BDNeon5 жыл бұрын

    Heh, Tim's right, it does look like a facehugger.

  • @Spill1Over

    @Spill1Over

    4 жыл бұрын

    It looka like a heilmcrab from monster Hunter world

  • @SpelKille
    @SpelKille5 жыл бұрын

    1:51 It's galloping OMG!

  • @mattyicicles1608

    @mattyicicles1608

    4 жыл бұрын

    exactly what i thought lol

  • @AresAmielDBinag

    @AresAmielDBinag

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wanna know how they gallop? Cus there HORSE-sho crabs

  • @drizeanbustee

    @drizeanbustee

    4 жыл бұрын

    something dat i dont know 2/10

  • @elitheperson6447

    @elitheperson6447

    3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if Horseshoe crabs were actual Horses hooves, then you'd have double galloping

  • @MatthewGaming-
    @MatthewGaming-5 жыл бұрын

    Horseshoe crabs are the closest living relatives to the Eurypterids, also known as the sea scorpions. I think they might also be the closest living relatives to Trilobites, but I might be wrong about that.

  • @0x666x
    @0x666x4 жыл бұрын

    I love the way he use his tail 🤣 it's really cute

  • @nonyabeatcat
    @nonyabeatcat5 жыл бұрын

    Great to see another video from the Blue World team! Love you guys!

  • @Dandeb19
    @Dandeb19 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you cameraman Tim, good job... Thanks Jonathan, always so enjoyable to watch and learn with you.

  • @hibzaokilife1398
    @hibzaokilife13985 жыл бұрын

    I have thalassophobia but seeing all this video makes me excite and fight my phobia ..💖

  • @AnotherLuckyStar
    @AnotherLuckyStar5 жыл бұрын

    Great, a new episode of my favorite show, Cameraman Tim's Blue World.

  • @stilcrazychris
    @stilcrazychris5 жыл бұрын

    Great Camera work on those crabs underwater. Nice job all around. Chris from Missouri

  • @pricediver
    @pricediver5 жыл бұрын

    Cameraman tim did a great job !!

  • @brighton2862
    @brighton28623 жыл бұрын

    horseshoe crabs are so cool

  • @FintasticFilms
    @FintasticFilms5 жыл бұрын

    Yet another amazing episode! Horseshoe crabs are so cool!

  • @mariarosanna9650
    @mariarosanna96505 жыл бұрын

    Yay! Learned something new today😉 Thanks for this new video😊❤

  • @pandanuscreekfilms6841
    @pandanuscreekfilms68415 жыл бұрын

    That's amazing. They are amazing. Their way of movement is fantastic to watch, a kind of swim walk motion.

  • @SkyScourgeGod
    @SkyScourgeGod5 жыл бұрын

    Great job Cameraman Tim, looks like they took our advice and gave you your own segment! I totally forgot about the Horseshoe crab so its nice to have a crash course about them. By the way Tim, I know you were thinking that the crabs looked like facehuggers from Alien. I'm a nerd so it was obvious to me, lol. Me personally, I think they look more like Kabuto from Pokémon (look it up, you'll get it). Looking forward to your next segment Jonathan and Tim! :D

  • @M_A_C_K_WA
    @M_A_C_K_WA5 жыл бұрын

    Great video again!

  • @jesseschoenfelder6455
    @jesseschoenfelder64555 жыл бұрын

    Nice! Was waiting for another one !!

  • @theprehistoricprofessor9076
    @theprehistoricprofessor90765 жыл бұрын

    Horseshoe Crabs have been here since the Late Ordivician Period! In other words, 450 million years like Mr. Bird said!

  • @derby2510
    @derby25103 жыл бұрын

    I used to like finding the molted shells that were all over the beach in Falmouth back in the 80s when I was a kid.

  • @joshbainbridge5086
    @joshbainbridge50865 жыл бұрын

    You continue with impressing me with your videos and you make me want to continue PADI training and go on accomplishing goals

  • @cattuongpham7457
    @cattuongpham74573 жыл бұрын

    It's so cool that horshoecrab camera Tim got is balc never seen that color before !!!

  • @anabekbond9684
    @anabekbond96844 жыл бұрын

    My marine invertebrate biology class is learning about arthropods now, so it's cool to observe the behavior of horseshoe crabs in your video. Thanks for your video!

  • @BikieMC
    @BikieMC5 жыл бұрын

    Hey hey heyyyy great vid!! Edit: Camera man Tim did amazing! Great job bro

  • @jaxsonwilliams5432
    @jaxsonwilliams54323 жыл бұрын

    I love Jonathan Bird ♥️

  • @dharamnathsah9437
    @dharamnathsah94373 жыл бұрын

    i truly love jonathan team working and I love your exploration and research, your dive. i missed those moments a lots. love you jonathan and your team. love from Nepal.

  • @BlueWorldTV

    @BlueWorldTV

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @erikakensuke
    @erikakensuke3 жыл бұрын

    Who's that Pokemon??? Tim: it's a face hugger Me: It's Kabuto!

  • @seharaliofficial5545
    @seharaliofficial55453 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful Jonathan

  • @BlueWorldTV

    @BlueWorldTV

    3 жыл бұрын

    And Cameraman Tim!

  • @minasvardaoulis3108
    @minasvardaoulis31085 жыл бұрын

    Great job camerman TIM

  • @skyguard1an
    @skyguard1an4 жыл бұрын

    imagine having one as a pet they are creepilly adorable but probably my favorite sea creature

  • @tuffgirl922
    @tuffgirl9225 жыл бұрын

    Nice debut Cameraman Tim! Keep them coming! Watch out Jonathan, you may have some competition here! LOL

  • @theresapepanio3819
    @theresapepanio38194 жыл бұрын

    Wow one of another awesome creations of God!😘 Thanks Tim for the effort and blue world too😘

  • @rpe4115
    @rpe41155 жыл бұрын

    Wow. My most favorite video so far!!

  • @masterbob95
    @masterbob955 жыл бұрын

    Continue the great work. Love the Chanel

  • @donnajackson3632
    @donnajackson36324 жыл бұрын

    How cool is that !

  • @mordeart8698
    @mordeart86985 жыл бұрын

    My favorite KZread. Channel blue world

  • @rosepearl2135
    @rosepearl21355 жыл бұрын

    I’m really digging cameraman Tim as the correspondent. He’s doing great

  • @mr.shellythemaybe5th776
    @mr.shellythemaybe5th7764 жыл бұрын

    this is very wholesome

  • @Looney2750
    @Looney27505 жыл бұрын

    The first one was so adorable and little . I think I love them now . ❤️😅

  • @scottjackson1332
    @scottjackson13325 жыл бұрын

    We were finding them all over at Sanibel Island in Florida last summer doing the same things. I figure it's a good sign. Jonathan, if you ever get the chance to check out St. Joseph's Bay in Florida near Apalachicola, it's an awesome place. Quite the nursery for little critters from horseshoe crabs, baby sting rays and baby sharks, to all kinds of conch and other shelled critters. The southern most part of the bay near all the sand bars is the place to go. Clear warm water about 3 to 5 feet deep.

  • @CouncilEstatePopMusic
    @CouncilEstatePopMusic Жыл бұрын

    Such wonderful bizarre sea critters! Thanks for your upload. Always good to learn more.

  • @BlueWorldTV

    @BlueWorldTV

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

  • @dayaninikhaton
    @dayaninikhaton2 жыл бұрын

    Its interesting in that despite how harmless they are, they've managed to hang in there almost half a BILLION years.

  • @BlueWorldTV

    @BlueWorldTV

    2 жыл бұрын

    I guess the shell works!!

  • @AresAmielDBinag
    @AresAmielDBinag4 жыл бұрын

    Wow an ALBINO HORSE SHOE CRAB 2:10 never seen that color horse shoe crab before :D

  • @czarinahisabelleverzosa7350
    @czarinahisabelleverzosa73505 жыл бұрын

    Greetings from the PH! I love your videos! 😊❤

  • @edwinrodriguez534
    @edwinrodriguez5345 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jonathan and Blue World Crew! Always a fan of all your videos, and here's hoping you swing by Puerto Rico when you get the chance! We have cool airplane wrecks in Aguadilla out in the West and many things to see in Mayaguez and Ponce. We also have two Bioluminescent bays, one in Lajas and one in Vieques (a small island off to our east side). Maybe you can do a video on Dinoflagellates and how they work to create these bays! Thanks for another awesome video!

  • @emilybrown3882
    @emilybrown38825 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos so much

  • @todivetoday
    @todivetoday5 жыл бұрын

    Nice episode, BW, and thank you for the interesting information.

  • @commanderfreakkz5688
    @commanderfreakkz5688 Жыл бұрын

    The horseshoe crap design reminds me of a sci Fi alien ship

  • @joellesekulich
    @joellesekulich4 жыл бұрын

    theyre so cute!!!

  • @bikoy143
    @bikoy1435 жыл бұрын

    Why the hell don't you have more views and more subscribers?! Your videos are amazing!

  • @sharkdoesstufff
    @sharkdoesstufff5 жыл бұрын

    Horseshoe crabs are so awesome, and if you think about it, they are the closes thing we have to trilobites, at least I think, they are also so cute! I named one Derek! Great work blue world TV!

  • @apdroidgeek1737
    @apdroidgeek17375 жыл бұрын

    i love how they dont even try to pinch people when they get picked up... what a completely harmless creatures

  • @apdroidgeek1737

    @apdroidgeek1737

    5 жыл бұрын

    DEDSEC XVII uhmm.. i already know that.. i was pointing out on how harmless they are...

  • @apdroidgeek1737

    @apdroidgeek1737

    5 жыл бұрын

    DEDSEC XVII thank you for stating the obvious though...

  • @thememechannel5744
    @thememechannel57445 жыл бұрын

    been awhile since I watched this channel, but good to be watching this again. :D

  • @BlueWorldTV

    @BlueWorldTV

    5 жыл бұрын

    Welcome back!

  • @busybillyb33
    @busybillyb335 жыл бұрын

    3:44 Alien Facehugger reference? 😂

  • @mrwednesdaynight
    @mrwednesdaynight2 жыл бұрын

    COOL this video is awesome

  • @notme756
    @notme7562 жыл бұрын

    way to go tim, i got the avp reference right away lol

  • @idealfriend858
    @idealfriend8585 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 💐💐💐

  • @medbyhi5114
    @medbyhi51144 жыл бұрын

    Cute!!!!

  • @medbyhi5114

    @medbyhi5114

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tachypleus tridentatus are cute so!

  • @thepassanajournals8964
    @thepassanajournals89645 жыл бұрын

    My Grandpa’s friend caught a horseshoe crab while he was fishing in Florida! And isn’t their blood used for medical purposes?💉

  • @MsCherade9

    @MsCherade9

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's right, their blue blood is really important and unique in certain medical treatments and testing. I know there are a couple of videos around showing the harvesting of the blood, the release of the crabs so they can regenerate their full blood supply (just like humans giving blood) and the processing of the blood to be use in medical settings.

  • @thepassanajournals8964

    @thepassanajournals8964

    5 жыл бұрын

    MsCherade9 Oh ok.

  • @rawki9424

    @rawki9424

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@MsCherade9 very interesting

  • @BlueWorldTV

    @BlueWorldTV

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, we decided not to feature that in the segment because it's gross!

  • @BikieMC

    @BikieMC

    5 жыл бұрын

    BlueWorldTV 😂

  • @zilipphimbardo6138
    @zilipphimbardo61385 жыл бұрын

    Wow your videos are awesome! My zoology teacher sometimes uses them to show what he’s explaining!

  • @BlueWorldTV

    @BlueWorldTV

    5 жыл бұрын

    That is one cool teacher!

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme5 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed and gave a Thumbs Up also

  • @Glueckskeks06
    @Glueckskeks063 жыл бұрын

    Ocean roombas! 🥰🥰🥰

  • @edtsonggo
    @edtsonggo5 жыл бұрын

    This makes me happy

  • @iilikecereal
    @iilikecereal4 жыл бұрын

    its so funny watching them wiggle angrily when they're picked up

  • @rhirhi7776
    @rhirhi77765 жыл бұрын

    💙🙏🏿 your the best Jonothan!

  • @nagari9093
    @nagari90933 жыл бұрын

    "The horseshoe crab live in quite life" Boi, I'm sure he is serial killer in his town

  • @creatureconnor
    @creatureconnor5 жыл бұрын

    Hey Jonathan, boy do I have a story for you! It was the year, 2014. I was 11 years old. I was blue crab fishing off a bridge in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware with my boy scout troop as the sun set. It was a beautiful evening. About 45 minutes into it, I spotted a huge snapping turtle swim through the reeds and go under the bridge. I dropped my net and went down to go after it. Once under the bridge, I realized that it wasn't a snapping turtle, but a giant horseshoe crab! To say that this thing was massive, is a bit of an understatement. It was humongous! According to Google, female horseshoe crabs grow up to 18 to 19 inches from head tail while males grow up to 14 to 15 inches. This thing was at least a whopping two feet (24 inches) long! Must have been a female! But man, what a Whopper! I dove into the shallow water after the giant and grabbed it by the back of it's shell! It was flipping its long spiky tail everywhere to try and dislodge itself from the grasp of my hands but it was no match! I was dedicated to landing this giant! It took every ounce of strength in me to haul it up while it was rapidly jabbing its giant Spike at my face. I carried it up, back to the bridge where every scout was in awe! Some of them were confused at the mythical creature because they had no idea what a horseshoe crab even was! We all got our phones out to take pictures and videos. This thing was massive! I've caught horseshoe crabs before but I've never caught one this big and I'll never forget this incredible catch! I wish I could show you the pictures. Also, beautiful video!

  • @BlueWorldTV

    @BlueWorldTV

    5 жыл бұрын

    I hope you let her go!

  • @genewalker9591
    @genewalker95915 жыл бұрын

    ancestors of the horseshoe crab has outlived the dinosaurs, who lived for 60-230 million years, while the horseshoe crab has lived over 450 million years... BOI!

  • @valleynursery949
    @valleynursery9495 жыл бұрын

    your viedos are so awsome

  • @idkwhattoputfornyuser8307
    @idkwhattoputfornyuser83075 жыл бұрын

    Hi I'm new here and subscribed immediately!! Im a huge fan of the ocean and had a dream to scuba dive since I don't know I have a dream to dive with you but I don't know if my parents will let me but keep up the good content!!! :D

  • @BlueWorldTV

    @BlueWorldTV

    5 жыл бұрын

    Welcome aboard!

  • @lj9287

    @lj9287

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm a grill nice

  • @vishnunair5766
    @vishnunair57663 жыл бұрын

    First time visited...loved it🤩❤️🔥🔥🔥

  • @BlueWorldTV

    @BlueWorldTV

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for coming!

  • @alanwisdom7777
    @alanwisdom77772 жыл бұрын

    I see some crabs doing plan à trois 😆🤣

  • @TanyaQueen182
    @TanyaQueen182 Жыл бұрын

    My dad used to take me real early in the morning to Hampton Beach Jetty and we'd catch them all the time when I was really little so like 1980 ish. Love Horseshoe crabs the creepy little dudes are awesome.

  • @bezbtw1946
    @bezbtw19465 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL AND VIDEOS ❤️💪💪👍 Especially the red sea dive becuase i dived there and saw shark and thousands of lionfish and turtles 🐢 and blue spotted stingrays

  • @blacksparkles562
    @blacksparkles5623 жыл бұрын

    bro these things are so cool

  • @theherbman2101
    @theherbman21014 жыл бұрын

    What a wholesome creature

  • @thatonestupiddude2558
    @thatonestupiddude25585 жыл бұрын

    Nice video!

  • @ScurryYT
    @ScurryYT4 жыл бұрын

    Me hey that’s just a horses shoe horseshoe:boy you calling me a horse

  • @nareshkumar9765
    @nareshkumar97655 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @apdroidgeek1737
    @apdroidgeek17375 жыл бұрын

    i like your videos thanks for sharing...

  • @voidables
    @voidables5 жыл бұрын

    The camerawork is nice

  • @ryanplaysmarinelifeandmore8708
    @ryanplaysmarinelifeandmore87085 жыл бұрын

    I'm finally getting my swimming lessons! It felt like forever but at least I get a step up from scuba lessons

  • @Gabenor1093
    @Gabenor10935 жыл бұрын

    That spider or crab is pretty hard Edit:or tough

  • @joebaumgart1146
    @joebaumgart11463 жыл бұрын

    I really like this channel. Very Professional.

  • @BlueWorldTV

    @BlueWorldTV

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoy it!

  • @joebaumgart1146

    @joebaumgart1146

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BlueWorldTV my father is terrified of these. He found one as a kid and thought it was an alien! He's still afraid of them. I think they're cute.

  • @Ecotasia
    @Ecotasia5 жыл бұрын

    They are really neat animals. I need to get out to the east coast when they are near shore

  • @elaineb7065
    @elaineb70655 жыл бұрын

    WOW!!! A species even older than we are!!! Sharky xxx

  • @proximo1033
    @proximo10335 жыл бұрын

    There is also an iconic bird species called the red knot that makes incredibly long migration which numbers have fallen dramatically recently due to horseshoe crabs overfishing, while it is closely dependent on them, feeding on their eggs, I wonder also if they are doing better right now.

  • @johnspinelli9396
    @johnspinelli93964 жыл бұрын

    I love these critters

  • @echo-nk9zt
    @echo-nk9zt5 жыл бұрын

    Its just Wow, I've never seen this creature before 😱