Carrier Crab Carries Cover | National Geographic

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[Music] here in the waters of the LEM Bay

here in the waters of the LEM Bay

here in the waters of the LEM Bay straight and North Sulawesi Indonesia

straight and North Sulawesi Indonesia

straight and North Sulawesi Indonesia we’ve come to observe an animal that has

we’ve come to observe an animal that has

we’ve come to observe an animal that has learned to survive by carrying its

learned to survive by carrying its

learned to survive by carrying its defense on its back this is the carrier

defense on its back this is the carrier

defense on its back this is the carrier crab it’s two back legs are specially

crab it’s two back legs are specially

crab it’s two back legs are specially modified to carry anything it can put

modified to carry anything it can put

modified to carry anything it can put between itself and harm’s way a piece of

between itself and harm’s way a piece of

between itself and harm’s way a piece of dead coral seaweed a broken shell but

dead coral seaweed a broken shell but

dead coral seaweed a broken shell but sometimes that thing is alive here’s a

sometimes that thing is alive here’s a

sometimes that thing is alive here’s a carrier crab toting a sea urchin a

carrier crab toting a sea urchin a

carrier crab toting a sea urchin a seemingly unwitting participant being

seemingly unwitting participant being

seemingly unwitting participant being used as an underwater defense shield

used as an underwater defense shield

used as an underwater defense shield watch how the carrier crab uses the sea

watch how the carrier crab uses the sea

watch how the carrier crab uses the sea urchin spines as a weapon when it’s

urchin spines as a weapon when it’s

urchin spines as a weapon when it’s threatened and if that doesn’t work the

threatened and if that doesn’t work the

threatened and if that doesn’t work the carrier crab conveniently Nestle’s into

carrier crab conveniently Nestle’s into

carrier crab conveniently Nestle’s into the sand leaving its trusty defense

the sand leaving its trusty defense

the sand leaving its trusty defense shield exposed