Once a Spawn a Time: Horseshoe Crabs Mob the Beach

Once a Spawn a Time: Horseshoe Crabs Mob the Beach | Deep Look

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Horseshoe crabs may look scary, but when it's springtime in Delaware Bay, millions of these arthropods show they're lovers, not fighters. They lay masses of blue-green eggs up on the shore. At just the right time, they pop and release the larvae within the sea.
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Each spring during May and June, Atlantic horseshoe crabs gather by the millions along the East Coast of North America with only one thing on their mind - a springtime spawning spree!
From Maine to the Gulf of Mexico they seek out calm bays and estuaries, waiting for the highest tides to emerge from the waves. They dig down into the wet sand and deposit huge numbers of pea-sized eggs.
David R. Smith, a biological statistician who studies horseshoe crabs for the U.S.Geological Survey, has come to Slaughter Beach, Delaware, to witness the spectacle under the glow of a full moon.
“It's sort of like looking back in time,” says Smith, “That same scene of these marine creatures coming to the water's edge on a quiet sandy beach to spawn has been repeated for millions and millions of years without much variation.”
--- What do horseshoe crabs eat?
Horseshoe crabs mostly eat worms and mollusks from the seafloor. But they aren’t picky, they’ll eat other things like small fish and different crustaceans.
--- Why do horseshoe crabs lay their eggs on land?
By laying their eggs in the damp sand, they protect their eggs from the many predators that live in the sea. It allows their offspring a chance to develop before another high tide carries them into the sea.
--- Why do horseshoe crabs have blue blood?
Like other mollusks, horseshoe crabs have blood that carries oxygen using a copper-containing protein called hemocyanin. The hemocyanin turns blue when exposed to oxygen. Vertebrates like humans have iron-containing hemoglobin in their blood, causing it to turn red when exposed to oxygen.
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@wimwiddershins 2 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, I read a book about prehistoric creatures, featuring horseshoe crabs, I thought they were extinct. Years later, I was dumbfounded to discover they still exist. Like a dinosaur coming to life.

@Bojonni 2 жыл бұрын

yes and they def hold prehistoric physical features

@ZAMBAVIOUS 2 жыл бұрын

we had a woman with some sea creatures bring a horseshoe crab in while i was in preschool lol, i loved that thing

@ValeriePallaoro 2 жыл бұрын

I thought so too. Maybe it's like the coelacanth?

@guymontag9577 2 жыл бұрын

They look a bit like Trilobites.

@gorilladisco9108 2 жыл бұрын

What you were seeing was trilobite. While similar in appearance, they are not related.

@polosandoval 2 жыл бұрын

Been around 400 million years surviving the dinosaur’s extinction only to be endangered today. Something to think about. Thanks for the lovely video!

@quamzi5443 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah thanks to us, ever since we became smart we used our intelligence for destruction

@alveolate 2 жыл бұрын

interestingly, it's the east asian horseshoe crab that is listed as 'endangered', while the atlantic one is listed 'vulnerable'. seems the 3 asian species receive far less conservation efforts than the north american species.

@jamesstyles8832 2 жыл бұрын

@@alveolate Interesting fact

@tinhlam2826 2 жыл бұрын

@@alveolate In Vietnam, we eat them. I think China and other countries too. In general, Asian countries don't really preserve anything.

@paulgirtu2463 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, the same could be said about the trilobites, who were extremely resilient, until the end-permian extinction wiped them out. The anthropocene is basically a new mass extinction. Unless you're a climate change denier, you'd probably agree that in time, it would prove to be just as bad, if not worse for the environment than the end-permian. Fine, I'm over-exaggerating a bit. Still, the anthropocene mass extinction is very much real in my eyes!

@aestaetic07 2 жыл бұрын

The horseshoe crab babies are the cutest 😭😭

@kuyamarco8802 2 жыл бұрын

no is like ah baby predator

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

teeny eentsy facehuggers.

@YRO. 2 жыл бұрын

@@KQEDDeepLook k

@thomaslabarbera3759 2 жыл бұрын

It’s kabuto

@lalaland962 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@fraggoribbet6462 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is literally the spark that inspired me to pursue a career in environmental/ ecological sciences. Thank you Deep Look for being such a big part of my life! ❤️

@NoOneHere2Day 2 жыл бұрын

You got your likes.

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

WOW CALife. That makes our day! We are so glad you are part of our community. #inspo

@leviroch 2 жыл бұрын

I think I'm unintentionally a dedicated myrmecologist due to kurzgesagt, scishow and this channel. . .

@dabitiel 2 жыл бұрын

@mlembrant 2 жыл бұрын

lol, and i'm here like "eww.. this is disgusting.. why do these creatures exist, i don't want to go swimming in the sea ever again :("

@Im_Jakon 2 жыл бұрын

I like how they call it otherworldly when it’s probably the longest thing to be on earth

@Starnoch 2 жыл бұрын

Othermodernworldly isn't a word so...

@ValeriePallaoro 2 жыл бұрын

I like your irony .. good job!

@wildsideofthings7733 2 жыл бұрын

Oh there's animals that have been around for significantly longer. Sponges and comb jellies are good examples. Both are thought to have appeared during the cambrian explosion 500 million years ago. Even then there's recent evidence suggesting that sponges have been around since 890 million years old.

@jollyjelly304 2 жыл бұрын

It's because we have a strong prejudice against things different from us. Sometimes I actually wonder if we humans can just be wiped now. We humans are not even from this planet tbh.

@Im_Jakon 2 жыл бұрын

@@wildsideofthings7733 interesting

@tompotter8703 2 жыл бұрын

Another weird fact, when swimming they actually hang upside down at slight angle, using the book gills on the underside to propel themselves.

@jamesstyles8832 2 жыл бұрын

I've actually heard about this fact, but it's still interesting

@sorudesarutta 2 жыл бұрын

I think the way they swim(from what you’ve described) is similar to how isopods and I believe shrimps or lobsters do. Quite interesting to look at.

@tompotter8703 2 жыл бұрын

@@sorudesarutta huh. I just looked it up and I never knew that lobsters swam backwards before. I suppose many aquatic creatures would have to propel themselves in case of emergencies.

@pbsterra 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great collaboration! Those tiny little eggs really make a huge difference in the life cycle of these migratory animals and in our episode! 💯

@valeriandsouza4763 2 жыл бұрын

You did amazing

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@wateryoasis5546 2 жыл бұрын

Horseshoe crabs are one of my favorite animals thanks for making this video possible!

@aziarewilliams9774 2 жыл бұрын

👍🌄🌉🌅🌁😁

@Ryvucz 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, so the eggs are where Metroid came from.

@christinalaw3375 2 жыл бұрын

kabuto! pika pika!

@jean-louisdougala2573 2 жыл бұрын

Thé eggs in thé miniatur look like adidas logo

@neuronoc.7343 Ай бұрын

No, Ridley killed Metroid's parents and ate their flesh.

@mikelramirez2585 2 жыл бұрын

I have never seen a baby horseshoe crab before, they're so cute, thanks for this video!

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, Mikel.

@minnie..9787 2 жыл бұрын

They so cute =w=

@lanceseidman 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen a nature show in like 10 year's? This is such high quality, I almost thought it was CGI. Camera tech and lighting has surely matured. Amazing.

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lance! Glad you are here.

@famousbowl9926 2 жыл бұрын

Probably more.. 10 years ago was 2011. Yeah i say waay longer

@lanceseidman 2 жыл бұрын

@@famousbowl9926 Yeah, you're probably right!

@famousbowl9926 2 жыл бұрын

@@lanceseidman hey i dont mean to assume like that but yeah time flies and doesnt seems like much has passed at time huh. Lol

@bari2883 2 жыл бұрын

Then you need to binge deep look, they never disappoint.

@Edsabre 2 жыл бұрын

When I was a young'un, growing up near Tampa, FL, my grandfather would take me to the beach a lot. Sometimes, you could see a stray horseshoe crab and my grandfather liked to collect the shells of the dead ones left on the beach. I was always scared of their huge spike-tail, but also very fascinated by them. All these years later, seeing them in videos like these piques my curiosity and brings me back to my childhood, and the youthful wonder I felt when I encountered these alien creatures.

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing, Edsabre.

@raptorzilla0710 2 жыл бұрын

@@KQEDDeepLook hey, is there any chance that Horseshoe crabs are direct descendants or atleast related to trilobites? Do they look like that because of convergent evolution?

@Marcy53Volkswagen 2 жыл бұрын

@@raptorzilla0710 You have to check their organs their cells their dna and everything. and body parts. if you want to know their match (AKA ancestor) (or predecessor)

@gigakoresh 2 жыл бұрын

I can't get over how good the narration on these is. And the camera work. And the script. And topics. And literally everything else. I actually cannot find anything that they can do better.

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Megakoresh! #inspo

@TheCheese25 2 жыл бұрын

"Not everyone finds a date" i felt that on a spiritual lvl 🥲

@dweebteambuilderjones7627 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: there are actually _four_ extant species of horseshoe crab! The other three are all native to Southeast Asia, which is why you don't hear about them as much as the Atlantic species.

@samanthaclaremejia7975 Жыл бұрын

Extant?

@dweebteambuilderjones7627 Жыл бұрын

@@samanthaclaremejia7975 The opposite of extinct.

@jaridkeen123 2 жыл бұрын

Its funny watching everyone learn about these because as a Delawarian born and raised these dinosaurs were a part of our culture. We had feild trips to the beach to see them and to reseach centers about them. Edit: I moved to Florida and whenever i leave Delaware and tell other Americans where im from everyone like "Wheres Delaware?" Or "They speak English where your from?" But since Biden everyone knows about Delaware now.

@jaridkeen123 2 жыл бұрын

We also go to sandbars and they will crawl over your feet and you always know who the out of staters are when they start crying and think somethings got them!

@SirSlug-kd3ue 2 жыл бұрын

WHOA ANOTHER DELAWARIAN >:0 I HAVE LEGIT NEVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE ONLINE i didn't think we existed >:O

@justiceboy6001 2 жыл бұрын

Eastern Shore of Virginia here👋🏽

@tuyiren781 2 жыл бұрын

You say Delawarian like it's some kind of mythical race like the elves xD jokes aside that's really cool

@FireTurkey 2 жыл бұрын

@@tuyiren781 That's not far off...

@nico.c97 2 жыл бұрын

The texture and colors of their shells are incredible! Nature knows whats up

@shiningstar737 2 жыл бұрын

I remember I was at the beach of Florida while at vacation and seeing this strange big crab shells on the beach like after a war. Apparently it was a crab arachnid that died during a storm and their carcasses had now washed ashore, was so surreal, never seen something like it back in Scandinavia, but our name for them translates to “dagger tail”

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting and apt name!

@nevillepark 2 жыл бұрын

That's the literal meaning of the order's name, Xiphosura! (Xiphos = sword, ura = tail).

@NewMessage 2 жыл бұрын

I should not have watched this right after watching the facehuggger scene in Alien.

@syahmimisnan1734 2 жыл бұрын

I have eat this before. It taste realy weird.

@helenaandyou-chansreverse7925 2 жыл бұрын

Oh god @SYAHMI MISNAN isnt this endangered?

@syahmimisnan1734 2 жыл бұрын

@@helenaandyou-chansreverse7925 at my place no. Its too many

@helenaandyou-chansreverse7925 2 жыл бұрын

@@syahmimisnan1734 oh ok

@syahmimisnan1734 2 жыл бұрын

@@helenaandyou-chansreverse7925 what ok

@Glory2Snowstar 2 жыл бұрын

Horseshoe crabs are some of the most underrated animals in existence, really hyped to learn more about ‘em!

@harinimugunthan8129 2 жыл бұрын

They look like aliens! So cool! Also, aren't they being harvested for their special blood? Are they endangered?

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Harini - They are indeed heavily impacted by harvesting for their (blue) blood, which is used in testing safety in medical applications.

@MentalEdge 2 жыл бұрын

Edit: They ARE endangered. Though not just due to the blood harvesting. Their blood is harvested, as already confirmed, but generally actually killing them is avoided when doing that. I think some portion does die from the process.. But the majority is returned back to the sea to recover. The real problem is habitat destruction and consuming them as food.

@kimkardashi-un2004 2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen any aliens before?

@harinimugunthan8129 2 жыл бұрын

@@kimkardashi-un2004 No, I meant that they look like the aliens that they show in movies

@Heritagepostfarms 2 жыл бұрын

@@MentalEdge Nobody knows if they actually survive the process. They just drop them in the ocean and leave. They all most likely die, hence their severely reduced numbers

@Razuberyl 2 жыл бұрын

Who could have thought that a living fossil would be this cute! Thanks for the insight too!

@JJ-hi2zh 2 жыл бұрын

Awe, I love horseshoe crabs!

@Tasymantis 2 жыл бұрын

they are alein looking

@nickvan255 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting a spot light on one of the few of Delaware's natural wonders. U guys do amazing work.

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@charlesnicolas1463 2 жыл бұрын

Kurzgesagt and Deep look posted video in the same day Yep, today is a good day

@syna6622 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching deep look at 3am

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

@sarthaksuman6554 2 жыл бұрын

Such high quality for free Props to deep look❤️❤️

@igormatheus8698 2 жыл бұрын

1:24 - "You look like a dinner plate" would sound like a rare insult with many layers

@JMPM1 2 жыл бұрын

3:00 *FOLLOW THE QUEEN*

@Basementjacks 2 жыл бұрын

When the horseshoe crab is flipping over it reminds me of robot wars.

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

I can see that.

@tonyyoussef7212 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how these creatures were able to survive more than 400 million years, despite all the changes in the environment and other creatures during this period of time, they are really magnificent. Thank you very much for these unique and inventive videos.

@christianmedina26 2 жыл бұрын

2:46 ouch, that hits a little close to home

@aloynium 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite channels on nature...these crabs has helped humans so much, there's no way to thank them enough then to let them mate in peace...

@justflex6745 2 жыл бұрын

they aren't crabs actually.They more like spiders actually.They look to similar to the ancestors of all the arachnids.

@rfdebeaumont 2 жыл бұрын

This gives a whole new meaning to the song "the tide is high and I'm holding ooon"😄

@Frostyflytrap 2 жыл бұрын

Aww I've never seen them as babies, so cute. Also, for some reason it nevr crossed my mind that they're yet another marine animal that lays eggs on land, like the sea turtle. Though I wonder why that is, my guess is that it's a similar reason to the turtles and their eggs are more adapted for dryer environments since their ancestors were land dwellers as well, though I may be totally wrong about that.

@Bruno43188 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting observation, it does remind me of turtles as well. The Chelicerata (subphylum containing the horseshoe crab) originated in the water, however.

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Good question - several years ago we did an episode about the grunion fish, who also lay their eggs on the sand: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJt2Zt1izraUeZc.html

@Thecoffeeconsumer Жыл бұрын

Some of my favourite animals, they're straight out of the prehistoric era! Amazing how much effort you put into shooting all this!!

@explodabat 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing camera work as always! I liked the shots with the larvae lit up from behind--you could easily pick out the detail in those tendrils around their heads. Also, it's interesting to know that their tails (telsons) are used like that. It reminds me of how robots sometimes have self-righting arms that flip backwards in the same way.

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Shout out to Kevin Collins, who was our cinematographer for this episode! Michael Werner from the show Overview provided the stunning drone shots as well.

@dajustin5408 2 жыл бұрын

Crabalious content Deep Look!

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justin!

@xash_kunx5608 2 жыл бұрын

5 minutes ago! Can't wait to learn another creature again lol

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

You will have to wait a couple weeks. :-) Our next episode will be about the San Francisco Forktail Damselfy - but don't tell anyone! :-)

@shawnaceron8111 2 жыл бұрын

@@KQEDDeepLook that's very intresting😍

@optisprimusproductions 2 жыл бұрын

Hope to see who they look like

@xash_kunx5608 2 жыл бұрын

@@KQEDDeepLook Hm seems interesting! I'll be look forward to watch it! Mean while I'll go google what they look like

@anon_ninja 2 жыл бұрын

Whenever Deep Look releases ANY VIDEO, I already know its gonna be some high quality goodness

@loona3143 2 жыл бұрын

Awww, I love horseshoe Crabs!

@halbronco7690 2 жыл бұрын

"which looks like a little boxing glove with a hooked finger" Yeah, it really does

@htnchairmaimai 2 жыл бұрын

“Which is a signal for predators to f*** off”

@rishimasinha3303 2 жыл бұрын

Yay🥳🌻 New Deep look video ❣️ It always makes me so happyyy ❤️🌻 Love from India🌺💞

@tiromandal6399 Жыл бұрын

They deserve to be here half a billion times more than us!

@GandalfTheTsaagan 2 жыл бұрын

The coolest part was seeing how the transparent babies are a greenish blue hue, probably because of their blood!

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Great observation!

@HHuo_bbbHUIP 2 жыл бұрын

This looks fascinating! Love your content

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@northernalpine4350 2 жыл бұрын

Cute widdle cwabs :)

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

IKR?

@nathanperez4878 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Pokémon of all time … the Kabuto Kabutops line

@Aeternum_Gaming Жыл бұрын

horseshoe crabs are awesome. they are like real life Pokémon.

@____________838 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t expect them to effectively look exactly like their adult forms…

@sgarinortiz 2 жыл бұрын

great video! horseshoe crabs are one of my favorite animals ❤️

@abe881 19 күн бұрын

Something I love thinking about is how developing organisms look vaguely like what the animal evolved from

@BP81022 3 ай бұрын

they look so goofy it’s cute 😭

@hanamhamid553 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Their blue blood is one of the most expensive liquid in the world.

@prasanatg 2 жыл бұрын

This is so good and your voice is so so soothing... Waiting for next episode as usual

@CLEANDrumCovers 2 жыл бұрын

Best nature films channel ever.

@asuhrax1089 2 жыл бұрын

Ain't they endangered bcoz of their blood 🥺

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

They are indeed heavily impacted by harvesting for their (blue) blood, which is used in testing safety in medical applications.

@benm1414 2 жыл бұрын

"As a result of overharvesting for use as food, bait and biomedical testing, and because of habitat loss, the American horseshoe crab is listed as Vulnerable to extinction and the tri-spine horseshoe crab is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species"

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the details, Ben.

@dweebteambuilderjones7627 2 жыл бұрын

It's less the bloodletting and more the conch fishermen using them for bait.

@peaceman9706 2 жыл бұрын

@@benm1414 u just said millions in the video now its over harvesting? since when white people become indians now hahahh

@KillaCatzGames 2 жыл бұрын

*_Ah yes, another quality educational video!_*

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

More to come!

@potentia16 2 жыл бұрын

man do be spinning in it's egg

@pakdolan 2 жыл бұрын

One zooms in and one zooms out. Both are from PBS. My world is now complete.

@ariellintag819 2 жыл бұрын

This so interesting love youre videos!!❤ By the way im excited about something francisco ;)

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ariel! The upcoming SF forktail damselfly episode is going to be a fun one!

@AniFam 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, it’s amazing to see the embryos insides the eggs~💞 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

@aidancase1627 2 жыл бұрын

Here on Long Island we have these all over the place! It’s incredible how long they’ve been around. Great video!

@jhunareddy2517 2 жыл бұрын

The baby horse shoe crabs look like little cute harmless headcrabs

@optisprimusproductions 2 жыл бұрын

I love these exotic crustaceans! Weird and cool looking!

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

We agree!

@buffalobill4216 2 жыл бұрын

They are no crustaceans. They are arachnids.

@optisprimusproductions 2 жыл бұрын

@@buffalobill4216 ok, thought they were like a species of crabs or something, thx for letting me know

@dweebteambuilderjones7627 2 жыл бұрын

*Xiphosurans. The group they belong to is the sister group to the one where all arachnids belong.

@julichio6241 2 жыл бұрын

Respect to this animal who seen it all. Dinosaurs come and go. Them stayed.

@Jay-ho9io 2 жыл бұрын

🦜 "Am I a joke to you?"

@jaybayer3670 2 жыл бұрын

These along with triops, and shrimp are my absolute favorite animals. Absolute units of evolution.

@rakkurankaiyo 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing job! I never knew how these worked! Know I am the nature king of my family because of you! Thank you 😊

@AfraidMonsters 2 жыл бұрын

Can you make a cat crush from your 3D model of the cats tongue??? I watched that video and ever since I’ve wanted a brush using the cat tongue 3D model. It collected cat fur so easily in that video, and no brushes collect it very well. Sell it and make a profit.

@danieldevito6380 2 жыл бұрын

I love the feeling I get when I look at creatures like Horseshoe Crabs. It's like looking 500 million years into the past.

@brandonbeltran6599 2 жыл бұрын

Remember what coyote Peterson said “if you ever see a horse shoe crab just flip it”

@MagicalBread 2 жыл бұрын

Baby face huggers are so cute!

@bayumahendra1797 2 жыл бұрын

Horse crab is one of the most romantic animal, they will never separated with their lover till the end of their live

@cabonegrojohnpatrick6930 2 жыл бұрын

This is my first time see horseshoe crab eggs and how they mate. Thanks to this, I learned a lot about them.

@smokebluntsonn 2 жыл бұрын

It’s awesome that this happens in my state! I remember being a kid and going to Cape Henlopen State Park and seeing these living legends. They are sooo cool!

@orsocool15 2 жыл бұрын

Those were such amazing shots of the horseshoe crab larvae!

@suzzie1592 2 жыл бұрын

So cool to see! I recently got to work with these guys and take care of them as part of an internship, and they’re amazing! Working with the babies had to be the best part. It kills me how they’ve been on the decline, becoming endangered and how fishermen use them for bait. I don’t think many know how important these are to the ecosystem (+ our medical system!!) and how they really need to be protected.

@suzzie1592 2 жыл бұрын

Surveying beaches in my local region and coming up empty handed or finding husks was discouraging at times, though there were places I found many molts and even a pair attached for breeding. I try to hold onto hope that we will be able to help them bounce back in population but I don’t think that will happen until we have proper legislation in place to protect them, such as barring them for use as bait for fishing.

@josemariedomeng3251 2 жыл бұрын

Every video of this channel is a blessing

@aquasight1019 2 жыл бұрын

'Similiar strategy used by grunion. How fascinating that these creatures are so tuned to the mechanisms of tides and lunar clues. Nice video Deep Look! 👍

@wildsideofthings7733 2 жыл бұрын

My god I completely forgot grunions existed lol

@myrnajay2785 2 жыл бұрын

I love horseshoe crabs from as a kid back east back when. I knew nothing of their life, this was fun to see.

@ervin9805 2 жыл бұрын

I love every video you guys put out. They are so unrelentingly high quality

@brokenplanet7948 2 жыл бұрын

Great content……I love how these awesome creatures are millions of years old and still going strong 😎

@lemonetdailo8391 2 жыл бұрын

The babies looks so cute!!

@blueberrychocolate4238 2 жыл бұрын

Waaaa! Horse crabs are so interesting! I’d love to see more of them.

@Lambotino 2 жыл бұрын

great video, as always

@reionj8816 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I just learned so much, thanks alot deeplook!!! 😊

@KQEDDeepLook 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it RJ!

@bluehearts4u 2 жыл бұрын

And this is why the name Kabuto from Pokemon definitely looks like that. A horseshoe crab, really cool looking.

@muveemanone2067 Жыл бұрын

The baby horseshoe crab looks like a 'Metroid'

@giftinggeezer3149 2 жыл бұрын

Literally just got to pet a horseshoe crab yesterday at my local aquarium, such interesting creatures

@Randopatchi 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful footage, as always! It is so exciting to see a side of horseshoe crabs that is never really revealed, I had not seen a larval horseshoe crab before.

@helenaandyou-chansreverse7925 2 жыл бұрын

Ikr