True Facts : The Sand Bubbler Crab

it is low tide and Henry a sand bubbler crab in the family totally dies digging out his hidey-hole so his little Emma and she's very good at it these burrows will provide protection David on the other hand is a total idiot and he's just playing scratchy scratchy in the sand you're probably going to die David let me ask you a question do you like balls if your answer was yes well then this is number one good time crab for you because sand bubbler crabs make balls but this isn't some fraternity brother to finger roll flicking a booger on the carpet then they won't be fired out of a tiny cannon either instead these sand bubbler crabs are eating the sand if you have eaten sand before you might be thinking why the are you eating sand it turns out Henry's mouth parts had evolved into a kind of tiny washing machine the sand he picks up is mixed with water stored in his Gill chambers and tiny bits of organic matter come loose from the grains those are ingested in the sand is spit out it's kind of like if when you were hungry your instinct was to eat the dirty dishes in a dishwasher to get whatever crap was stuck on them that is how the same bubbler crab do but also if you look closely there are other tasty morsels living in the low tide sand we know this because scientists have used their Sciences to look at them like the ribbon worm Nemec tia who is kidnapped by aliens and looked at naked under upright light or the larvae of a peanut worm which you know pops in your mouth a bit or like these little Hydra medusa where ones all like boots and socks and boots and socks and the other ones all like I don't know no plans tonight just staying in watching fleabag I know we're going to the club one second alright I'm ready and of course the tiny grave our water bear with its cute little feet when you build a sandcastle these are your subjects for most of them able to be the highest up they will ever be a chance to join the one foot high club if you know what I mean I mean but these creatures are very very small in the sand bublik crab must eat for up to 5 hours to get a full meal in order to stay safe Henry pictured here with a coin so you get a sense of how rich he is builds feeding trenches out in radial lines from his burrow eating sand from one side and moving the balls behind him ensures a clear escape path in case the plovers or sandpipers come told you david as they move outwards on the exposed beaches they use specialized adaptations to get oxygen and water on their upper thighs they have oval gas windows through which they can breathe little Tufts of hair like sette on their feet or abdomen can pull water right out of the sand as they walk as the day wears on competition for burrows can get fierce oh he threw him that dude's got moves like Yoda in the second-worst Star Wars movie but seriously it can get a little crowded it is like the opposite of the game of golf where the goal is to get as many balls outside the holes as possible and it can get hard to tell what balls have been inside whose mouth already as the rising tide approaches the same bubblers work is almost done its final job of the day is to create a dome-like structure this will give it a little bubble of air as it burrows deep into the sand and waits for the next low tide to come and dreams of balls [Music] you know check this out I'm dear lovely lumpy [Music]

Channel: zefrank1

Views: 3,137,740

Rating: 4.9775033 out of 5

Keywords: dotilla, sand bubbler, dotillidae, true facts, truefacts, ze, zefrank, crabs, balls

Id: XP8BUWr4AT4

Length: 3min 43sec (223 seconds)

Published: Wed Oct 16 2019

Reddit Comments

[u/mustache_ride_]

It's a crime against humanity that this guy isn't a teacher.

[u/TallWhiteandNerdy]

I am so glad this channel started making videos again!

[u/[deleted]]

Jesus fuck, what is with small marine life looking like my nightmares...

[u/Anom8675309]

I too dream of balls.

[u/yognautilus]

Subbed.

Seriously, though, I love edutaining shit like this.

[u/pagit]

Hey guys.

I don't know whose balls were in my mouth but...