r/interestingasfuck • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 8h ago

Large group of crabs confuses "robo spy crab" for one of their own and protect it from Manta ray.

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u/Xamalion 7h ago

I didn’t know they eat crabs, always thought the are to soft to eat them.

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u/Temporary-Truth-8041 7h ago

Stingrays are verocious predators, they vaccum up everything that's edible.

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u/MC_TastyFace 4h ago

Like a mix between voracious and ferocious. I love it.

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u/plshelpcomputerissad 7h ago

If you look at their jaws they appear built for crushing. 2 big knurled bony plates

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u/Merry-Lane 7h ago

They only eat crabs that just molted. Which are really soft.

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u/helloiamsilver 6h ago

No, a lot of rays can also eat hard shell crabs. Their mouths have teeth are basically hardened plates ideal for crushing

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u/NintendoNoNo 8h ago

Sigh… that is not a manta ray. Mantas have to be like the most misidentified giant sea creature.

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u/Momo0903 7h ago

They are really distinct from other rays. It's the Whale Shark in the Ray division.

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u/JangoF76 7h ago

The narrator even identifies it as a stingray right at the start of the clip

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u/ProbablyCarl 7h ago

It's clearly a death ray.

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u/Far-End-5943 4h ago

It’s a ray gun. Did you not see the mystery box at the beginning of the video?

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u/_ManMadeGod_ 7h ago

The average person doesn't know manta rays are a specific type of ray. Most people think manta ray is the group name. 

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u/helloiamsilver 6h ago

The amount of times I see people call manta rays “sting rays” and vice versa drives me nuts. Manta rays cannot sting and sting rays are not manta rays

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u/HungoverDemogorgon 2h ago

Yeah, its an unidentified underwater flying pancake

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u/Evening_Night_8895 7h ago

What is it then?

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u/CreamCheeseHotDogs 7h ago

The clip begins “a four-meter stingray” so

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u/budroid 7h ago

The "robot spies" series from the bbc is easily one of the best nature documentaries around. A very unique point of view,

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u/kharadron-physician 8h ago

That's not a manta ray.

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u/JangoF76 7h ago

OP did you even watch the video you posted? Because based on your post title it seems like you didn't.

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u/Machoflash 4h ago

…did you not watch it? It’s at the very end of the video, but they all climb on top to protect the “spy”

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u/nevergnastop 3h ago

I'm also guilty of getting bored before the end. Always disappointing when I unmute and it's not David Attenborough. I know he can't do everything ..but nature docs should be narrated by David Attenborough

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u/Elysium_Chronicle 1h ago

This sounds like David Tennant.

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u/hallucinating 8h ago

'Heyyyyyyy baby! Nice claws 😏'

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u/leVenerableDeLaSauce 7h ago

He said the word

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u/H00k90 4h ago

Did y'all see Frank?!! He took on the beast and made it back alive!!

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u/Cream_of_Sum_Yunggai 4h ago

That isn't a manta

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u/bucket-full-of-sky 3h ago

"protect it" ... "Manta" ... I hate these stupid headlines

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u/Temporary-Truth-8041 8h ago

First of all, it's a stingray, and with all the real crabs to chow down on, the robo crab wasn't really in danger

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u/HoldEm__FoldEm 7h ago

Isn’t the interesting part that the crabs thought it was one of them & protected it?

No one claimed the robot was in danger 🤷🏻‍♂️ I think all of us realize that lol

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u/Temporary-Truth-8041 7h ago

Actually, the silly title makes it sound like the "Manta" was out to get the robo crab...and crabs don't "protect" each other, it's simply a case of safety in numbers...and I think we all realize that lol

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u/uselessAdams 7h ago

From this video we cant tell that antyhing from the titlenis true 

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u/SauronSauroff 5h ago

I wonder if it's ego that makes you go to the top. Yeah, I'm rock hard. Then get sucked off and realise you weren't as hard as you thought anymore

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u/Snapuman 7h ago

took me a while (like actually to the end of video) to realize the "spy crab" is a freaking remote controlled robot... amazing!

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u/Hoosier_Daddy68 7h ago

Where does the ray get melted butter?

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u/CrucialElement 7h ago

Is that a fucken Minecraft sound at 40s in xD

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u/CrucialElement 7h ago

Or is it lego game xD

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u/Drivingfinger 7h ago

Man.. that is a lot of water bugs.

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u/clandestinebirch 2h ago

those two crabs at the end were crazy-looking!

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u/Narrow_Relative2149 7h ago

Blue Planet 3? actually... it's not Attenborough so obviously not.

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u/___NowYouKnow___ 7h ago

Crab’s name on top? Good Guy Greg.

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u/Heyzeal 7h ago

if i was a crab i would just ride this fucker

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u/6EyesNinja 6h ago

Imagine trying to distract a predator and being a victim for a robot

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u/FlyinWet 7h ago

Crabs aren't real

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u/Sweaty-Freedom-4034 7h ago

Jeez, that title.

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u/EvLokadottr 7h ago

Ever pick up a spider crab with your bare hand? It feels really freaking weird. Especially if you were expecting a rock.

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u/RegalBeagleKegels 7h ago

I like that the sound effects for robo crab make it sound like an imperial probe droid