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For some reason, animals keep evolving into things that look like crabs, independently, over and over again. What is it about the crab’s form that makes it so evolutionarily successful that non-crabs are apparently jealous of it?
Thanks to Franz Anthony for all of the ancient crab (and "crab") illustrations featured throughout this episode! franzanth.com/ And special thanks to Dr. Jo Wolfe, Dr. Javier Luque, and Dr. Katie Collins for assisting Franz with research for those illustrations.
And thank you to Dr. Rodney Feldmann for providing a photo of the Paralomis debodeorum fossil!
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KOMMENTARE
AJ Chaudhry
"I can't believe he didn't call the Cretaceous the Crustaceous," - my bestie watching this video with me rn
Vor 2 Stundenamelia
Humans in 2.4 million years: *crab*
Vor 2 StundenLoafslayer
Reject humanity Evolve to crab
Vor 2 StundenDisgraced Businessman
"They hate us cuz they ain't us." -a crab
Vor 2 Stundenfish
become crab NOW
Vor 4 StundenKevin Flores
South park was right! Well evolve to crab people
Vor 5 StundenJoshua_ Prime
Every thing is meaningless and We're all gonna turn into crabs anyways.
Vor 7 StundenGavin Dyer
It's so common that they have an actual term for it Should I be worried?
Vor 7 Stundenpyrolatry87
Crab people... Crab people... Crab people...
Vor 8 StundenThe Twisted Take Podcast
1:11 amongus
Vor 10 StundenNaryanto Pakdhe
when the crab is sus ! 😳
Vor 13 StundenTommi Lindström
We finally find aliens and they're just crabs
Vor 14 StundenGanjjabar's Medium
This explains why there's so many crabs in No Man's Sky! 😂
Vor 20 StundenDead Fish
Reject humanity, become krab
Vor 21 StundeThatInternet Dude
I thought this was made by The Onion when I saw the title.
Vor 22 StundenGood Boy
Came to learn why things keep evolving into crabs and found out CRABS ARE LYING TO ME?????
Vor 22 StundenPiranha Plant
This would make for a very boring line of third stage Pokemon.
Vor 22 StundenMatt Boodz
Preparing for the next apocalypse, to survive and be the most advanced living species...i have my grade 10 and i know this
Vor Tagmelyssa null
Paleopalemon, sounds like a new pokemon name :D
Vor TagLogan F
Plot twist: Everything evolves into crabs and take over the world
Vor TagLividRabbit
My favorite part was when he said “crab.”
Vor TagOblivionhold
Thank you for introducing me to my new favorite animal, the mangrove tree crab. The phrase 'tree crab' is great.
Vor TagK R
*suddenly* crabs
Vor TagColin Rich
just got it.. you are Howard Hamlin from Better call Saul
Vor TagSilverXT
Sooooo long story short, humans will one day become crabs.
Vor TagX3MCTZN
In the future the final crustaceans form will run shops n sell burgers: THIS MESSAGE WAS SPONSORED BY THE KRUSTY KRAB ---- !!!
Vor TagHannah
Now this is a clickable title
Vor Tagmagnanimus1 felix
In an alternate universe we are all watching this down in the deep blue sea..
Vor Tagmagnanimus1 felix
What iffff we humans have been eating crabs for so long that the aninal kingdom perpetuates the cycle and creates more crabs do to evolution. We only throw back mating females and eat the rest now.. abundance of females other creatures evolve into crabs to mate? Lol
Vor Tagfriendly foe
reject humanty. return to crab
Vor TagKurzg esagt
Reject monke return to crabbe
Vor TagStephen Derry
3.8K viewers tried to hit like but missed because touchscreens aren't designed for claws.
Vor TagHail Storm
they look tasty
Vor TagChom Chom
Evolution really be like: *Time for crab*
Vor TagLunar Bunny - Genshin Impact
The Crab rave video is actually a preview of our future when we all evolve into crabs, not many people know this
Vor TagBagus Danial
4:35 What is the name of this species?
Vor TagFundamental Fanatic
@Bagus Danial naah he is cute. especialy when munching on those mangrove tree leaves
Vor 22 StundenBagus Danial
@Fundamental Fanatic Thank you! It looks very nightmarish.
Vor 23 StundenFundamental Fanatic
Aratus pisonii, the mangrove tree crab
Vor 23 StundenAndrew
crab
Vor TagMaxwell Sutley
south park predicted this
Vor 2 TageMr pewpeppa Lavo
Are the crab that we ate a true crab?
Vor 2 TageLiam White
Those foolish mammals believe themselves evolutionarily superior. How dense of them. Soon, everything, including them, will be one with us. Crabs will rule all, earth and water. The day of reckoning is upon us
Vor 2 TageMichael Chesnut
Brandon Sanderson's "The Stormlight Archive" summed up in one video.
Vor 2 Tage900nutboys
It’s only a matter of time before we are crab
Vor 2 TageBen Khaleq
Buzzfeed : gamers in the future, Crabs
Vor 2 TageTheBiky88
crabs are people
Vor 2 TageMark McRae
reject humanity become crab
Vor 2 TageRakibul Saad
It's because they're delicious.
Vor 2 TageAaron Kana
5:37 Oh no guys, even crabs are Dream And Goggy Stans
Vor 2 TageThe Dark Side
I love the way knowledge is getting delivered here. Just my humor! Thank you!
Vor 2 TageWolf Knight
"Why do things keep evolving into crabs?" what a silly question. Obviously they are peak evolutionary perfection. Us pathetic humans wouldn't stand a chance if the crabs rose up.
Vor 2 TageD7MOOONY 69
Only dark souls players know how powerful crabs are
Vor 2 TageZeroFox75
Awesome I’ll have a great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandcrab one day
Vor 2 TageJohn Castor Doe
Reject humanity, return to crabbi
Vor 2 TageСлавія Іванець
Reject humanity Return to crab
Vor 2 TageFree Aim Annihilation
Crabs are just ocean spiders
Vor 2 TageNamePending
Oops all crabs
Vor 2 TageIsaac Nishimura
1:12 😳 sus?
Vor 2 TageLC
1:11 amogus reference. No need to thank me.
Vor 3 TageIsaac Nishimura
bro u beat me to it mane
Vor 2 TagePaulo Azuela
I always thought coconut crabs as bigger hermit crabs
Vor 3 TageMeanJean McQueen
Whenever I see coconut crabs I always think about them ripping apart Amelia Earhart after she crashed. *shudders
Vor 3 TageFan TBS
everybody gangsta until it evolved into a headcrab-
Vor 3 TageTrigam
1:11 sus
Vor 3 TageCecil Coochismitz
1:11 amogus😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Vor 3 Tagenag725
POV: It's the year 2077 and all of humanity has evolved into crabs
Vor 3 TageJose Manuel Monserrat
Red crab kinda sus
Vor 3 TageWabel Rec Productora Audio Visual
holy crab
Vor 3 TageEclectic Witch
dude had some ptsd from coconut crabs
Vor 3 Tageultra apple
1:11 Among us (crab edition)
Vor 3 TageDavid Stanley
Half life vibes
Vor 3 TageIam JCG
Now its clear why people have crab mentality, its an evolution. haha...
Vor 3 TageAnuska
But it wasnt a crab...... it was a rock lobster!
Vor 3 TageLawyer Wow in the Court
I will go and pay my respects to my Ancestors *CRABS* . We're a happy *CRABBY* family.
Vor 3 Tagetheredheadedgeek
The crustacean period is a good second name for the Cretaceous
Vor 3 TageDarckZtorms
We shall all evolve into crabs, we shall preform the final ritual, the Planetary Crab rave
Vor 3 TageChompy the Beast
Woah, that acknowledgemnt of indigenous land is badass, PBS. Crabs on Stolen Land. Thank you for this video, and for that respectful title card. I hope to see more of this as I hope to see greater justice in our corrupt, imperial world
Vor 3 TageCooper Peters
Why not the Crustaceous
Vor 3 TageMartin Torres
1:11 when the anomura is sus 😳
Vor 3 TageMax Movie Studios
Dammit. Hate it when I evolve into a crab
Vor 3 TageSayar Barman
Abandon humanity Become crab
Vor 3 TageDaniel Endless
Stop procrastinating, you're literally watching a video about crabs instead of being productive
Vor 3 Tage&&&&
I'd be terrified of the coconut crab...if I ran out of butter and lemon! Not gonna lie, that thing looks like it's got some serious meat.
Vor 3 TageDLM
my biggest take: how (and why?) did this video receive so many thumbs down reviews? it was great. if you ended up here, surely you were interested in learning something you thought might be interesting; don't hate the messenger....go pay for school instead...
Vor 3 Tagediskun55
1:11 SUS
Vor 3 TageRoderick Pollard
It went from “return to monke” to “return to crab”
Vor 3 TageDesk top
why do crabs keep evolving into crabs?
Vor 4 TageMisterious Gamr
Crab's Sus
Vor 4 Tagetoiletsoup gaming
When the "crab" is sus 1:09
Vor 4 TageJose Guzman
Imposter is Sus 😳
Vor 4 Tagesomosgenel
" !!!MEATY CLAWS!!!, " !!!MEATY CLAWS!!!, " !!!MEATY CLAWS!!!, " !!!MEATY CLAWS!!!, " " !!!MEATY CLAWS!!!, " " !!!MEATY CLAWS!!!, "
Vor 4 TageJin Kazama
Why? "Money" - Mr. Krabbs
Vor 4 TageChicken Sniper
1:10 AMOGUS REFERNCE
Vor 4 TageMysticiaDev Creative
*Crab Rave Music Intensifies*
Vor 4 TageMultiPhoking
Crab people.
Vor 4 TageAstrin Ymris
I feel you on the coconut crab thing.
Vor 4 TageHanzoZeroDawn
🦞: WTF!
Vor 4 Tage2k_world league
Crab people! Crab people! Crab people!
Vor 4 TageGP
the perfect form doesnt exi- this video:
Vor 4 Tagejules
1:10 when the crab is sus
Vor 4 TageSnizzle Gobbler
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Vor 4 Tagegdlk
I heard that Coconut Crabs ate Taylor Swift
Vor 4 Tageoversane
1:10 When the evolution is sus!!!
Vor 4 TageKillSGB
*crab people crab people, taste like crab, look like people*
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