Animal Attack! Blue Crab vs. Clam | National Geographic

so you want clams for dinner this blue

so you want clams for dinner this blue crab does but she doesn’t need frying or

crab does but she doesn’t need frying or

crab does but she doesn’t need frying or breadcrumbs in fact she’ll just take

breadcrumbs in fact she’ll just take

breadcrumbs in fact she’ll just take care of removing the shell herself

care of removing the shell herself

care of removing the shell herself we know this crab is a female by the red

we know this crab is a female by the red

we know this crab is a female by the red tips on her claws while we may use some

tips on her claws while we may use some

tips on her claws while we may use some small tools to eat crab claws ourselves

small tools to eat crab claws ourselves

small tools to eat crab claws ourselves the crab uses its claws as a tool to

the crab uses its claws as a tool to

the crab uses its claws as a tool to pick apart and remove the meaty part of

pick apart and remove the meaty part of

pick apart and remove the meaty part of the clam and as you can see it’s a

the clam and as you can see it’s a

the clam and as you can see it’s a tedious process that takes some time

tedious process that takes some time

tedious process that takes some time anyone who’s eaten a crab claw can

anyone who’s eaten a crab claw can

anyone who’s eaten a crab claw can relate to having to work for your meal

relate to having to work for your meal

relate to having to work for your meal blue crabs not only eat clams but they

blue crabs not only eat clams but they

blue crabs not only eat clams but they eat other shellfish too like oysters and

eat other shellfish too like oysters and

eat other shellfish too like oysters and mussels they’ll eat almost any vegetable

mussels they’ll eat almost any vegetable

mussels they’ll eat almost any vegetable matter or animal preferably dead or

matter or animal preferably dead or

matter or animal preferably dead or recently dead

recently dead

recently dead sometimes even young crabs and just like

sometimes even young crabs and just like

sometimes even young crabs and just like one of those crab restaurants with

one of those crab restaurants with

one of those crab restaurants with newspapers on the tables where they

newspapers on the tables where they

newspapers on the tables where they don’t mind if shell pieces end up on the

don’t mind if shell pieces end up on the

don’t mind if shell pieces end up on the floor the crab leaves its scraps on the

floor the crab leaves its scraps on the

floor the crab leaves its scraps on the floor to the ocean floor