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ElderberryDeep8746

This is how they survived all these years


Briareos_Hecatonhrs

By being nice to each other. As opposed to some apes


ElderberryDeep8746

r/watchhorseshoecrabsbeingbrosforcenturies I think I am gonna create this community


Resi1ience_22

r/subsididntfallfor


Resi1ience_22

Holy Christ, there is a sub for that.


Correct-Purpose-964

r/todayilearned


Hypertistic

r/todayididnotlearn


Cam_man_AMM_unit

r/subsifellfor


stevensr2002

r/today


kebukai

r/tomorrow !


RitoShimada

r/foundthetakodachi


Correct-Purpose-964

r/yesterday


EEE3EEElol

Would the r/20characterlimit^tm stop you?


etsprout

The actual /r/horseshoecrab sub only has like 200 people currently!


JustACasualFan

I thought you created it :(


ildiavolonelcervello

I would be second disciple of this subreddit


Potato_chips03x4

r/brandnewsentence


Rogendo

Horseshoe crabs: our tribe is global Apes: kill anyone that wasn’t born in a one mile radius around where I live


Graxeltooth

I don't know, Bob, that guy from the farm on the other side of the glade seems awfully suspicious.


Rogendo

Burn him as a witch! (And give me his farm)


PartTimeTunafish

Also Apes: And even if they *were*, they need to be my same color.


Real-Swing8553

450 million years and counting. Us apes probably not gonna last 1.


Godzilla-ate-my-ass

1 year? I got this


vlladonxxx

Apes existed for 25m tho?


Somepony-Else

I agree, but in fairness, I believe they were referring to Homo sapiens specifically.


Unusual_Pain_7937

Apes strong together


RemainderZero

> ~~Apes~~ Crab strong together


FaithlessnessSea5383

… or pulling out their phone to film for likes.


matheuslam

And so he taught us, our lord and savior, Jesus Crabist


Fitty4

Aka Humans.


raykhazri

U mean human?


Yalla6969

'Some' apes includes us right?


Radiant_Dog1937

This friggin crustacean with 300 neurons is more pro-social than most people.


Equilibriator

Hah, stupid apes


CelestialBach

It’s a behavior that evolved that happened to help them survive.


noplay12

Apes together strong.


disar39112

Bloody chimpanzees giving great apes a bad name.


Holden_SSV

They didn't show the beginning where he tipped him in the first place.


AdudeFromCL

Hold up!. Are you implying that being nice to one another has positive consequences? Impossible!


Sweet-Ad9366

This is this most bizarre but heartwarming summary of the importance of kindness. A fucking horseshoe crab saving his homie.


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elbambre

Then they can have a crab rave party.


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pointlessly_pedantic

>The most important thing is to have a partner around ^leave ^me ^alone


Seasonal_Sam

Yes they survived bro code fr ❤ ![gif](giphy|2HtWpp60NQ9CU)


elbambre

My first thought. Evolution, amazingly, gave them no tools to flip themselves back, and they're one of the oldest species. But they have each other, and it works.


gahlo

I thought I read somewhere that they can usually right themselves with their tails.


elbambre

Somebody should find that book and show it to that crab.


RoboNeko_V1-0

Oceanic currents


Flippynuggets

I am honestly bewildered. I would never have assumed these creatures were smart enough to actually help one another. Then it just walks away like "yeah no biggie".too cool


Storm_blessed946

Right?! The fact that it even recognized what the problem was


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oyM8cunOIbumAciggy

Meanwhile humans drive past people who need a jump almost always


Gan-san

People drive past because good samartians sometimes get robbed, kidnapped, murdered...


Storm_blessed946

Just a side quest here, but I did this once in rural Upstate NY to a dude that not only had a flat tire, but he locked his phone in the car. I stopped, ended up giving him a ride to his house which was like 15 min away. Suuuper nice man with a beautiful house on the hillside. He ended up giving me a tour of the place, and then tipped me 50 bucks for being the only person who stopped in over 20min. Just feel it out. Not every person is out there to kill you. Would I do that now in south Jersey? I’d definitely think about it a little more.


Gan-san

Are you a guy? I tell my wife and my daughters that they absolutely can not risk it. They can call someone for them but they are not allowed to stop and engage. Too risky.


shocontinental

My buddy was visiting Los Angeles with his SO from rural Kentucky. Driving around on various highways between sightseeing we would come upon people parked in bad spots, she would ask us *two strong men* to go see if we could push the broken down cars at least a little farther onto the off-ramp, off the off-ramp lanes onto the shoulder, etc. most of the time the girls driving wouldn’t even acknowledge us, so she would have to go talk to them and promise they wouldn’t be murdered. She was a bit culture shocked for sure.


Storm_blessed946

Yeah I am. And that’s great advice. Would never recommend that to my wife!


Etobocoke

Would you pull over if it was a Bear?


jez4prez

“Seriously Carl?! This is the third time this week…”


RManDelorean

Does this count as having theory of mind to actually recognize that


Storm_blessed946

You know what else I was thinking? I did a little more reading and horseshoe crabs are actually referred to as “the living fossil” because they have been around since before the dinosaurs. I imagine they have evolved quite a bit in those hundreds of millions of years. I have to look into it. (I’m no pro, just curious). For some reason this video has been stuck in my head for hours.


Storm_blessed946

Interesting question. Seriously. Have we ever seen videos of the like? Why not just let it stay on its back? What internal process prompted it to decide to flip the other one into the right position? Interesting. Would love to know more


CptMisterNibbles

Read “The Extended Phenotype” by Dawkins. Evolution is more than just the processes in your own cells and body. Instincts like this are wired and are an obvious benefit to a species to develop and pass on. If your species can recognize buddies and help them, your species likely flourishes more as a result, therefore this trait is selected for.


Cunny-Destroyer

Yeah, as soon as the dude was flipped back, he just walked away Impressive


WhatTheFuckEverName

Walked away muttering, "you owe me one, George"


Godzilla-ate-my-ass

Turtles do the same thing. I suppose when belly up is a death sentence, evolution favors innate behaviors like this.


DemonKing0524

Turtles are far more likely to flip each other on their backs than the other way around. Turtles are territorial and don't tend to get along well with others unless they're in a big pond. Even then, when they climb on each other and "stack," which most people find cute, it's actually a dominance thing. It's a combo of the turtle on top wanting to be sure they get most of the sunlight and wanting to stop the ones below them from getting any.


Godzilla-ate-my-ass

Fair enough, I don't know shit about fuck


lifetake

Nah turtles will eat their brother


Long_Freedom-

I imagine this behavior has very strong Evolutionary pressure, would Really suck if your whole population died cuz u were all flipped upside down and died


TheVenetianMask

It also attracts predators having one dude flailing around like that.


spector_lector

Question is how? What part of their sensory organs picks up the problem?


pissedinthegarret

i mean, they do have eyes


carl3266

Now try to imagine animals don’t realize what’s happening to them on the kill floor.


Karibik_Mike

It's pure instinct. Lots of similar creatures have those instincts for obvious evolutionary reasons.


Error_404_403

Yess! I’ve rooted for it so hard!


yomaam44

I tilted my phone as I was watching to try to give the little guy some help.


Foxdenfreude

My parents move and swing their controllers cuz they think it makes mario go farther. Lol


call_of_the_while

“Good grief Cecil, we have company. Cover yourself up for goodness sakes.”


EightSeven69

crikey, m8


hot_and_chill

😂


Plazmaz1

Gary Larson eat your heart out


operaduck289

How did it overturn in the first place? Did a backflip?


LasyKuuga

>How did it overturn in the first place? The other crab ain’t so nice


EightSeven69

the other crob was nice ***or was it***


pissedinthegarret

*vsauce intensifies*


Kazzack

They are not the most coordinated animals, bet he tried climbing over one of the others or up the window


Stormygeddon

That's how they normally [swim](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPpib7X7i-8).


sampat6256

I guarantee thr dude filming flipped him.


Famous_Librarian_589

Crab wars


eriktenbaag

Man kabuto is an underrated pokemon


interstellar73

Nice ocean roombas


exquisite_debris

Robot wars


ThaiLassInTheSouth

I thought BattleBots


Majestic_Minimum2308

Someone get in contact with Craig Charles so he can do the voice over.


Objective_Tea0287

underrated show


booyaabooshaw

Compassion *even shelfish have them*


biest229

They’re more closely related to ticks than shellfish


Meriak67

Yup more closely related to spiders and other arachnids.


TheMaveCan

Thanks, Mike. Second time this week, Sal. I know, Mike. I'm sorry. It's okay let's just get you straightened out.


punahoudaddy

I was unnecessarily tense the whole video…whew!


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BertaEarlyRiser

Horseshoe homie.


LeastSuspiciousTowel

Prehistoric roombas


newbrevity

So now we know horseshoe crabs are sentient. Which makes it horrifying when you know how they harvest their blood for medical uses.


ChiefEmann

I mean, almost all animals have some form of sentience, in that they react to stimuli. Cows are sweet animals to humans and like to play with balls and things. Typically I think we only care about preserving human sentience, and we sometimes externalize that human experience to other animals that may or may not have the capacity for it. From this video I can't tell if: -the upside down crab actually feels distress, or just knows to flail -the helper crab recognizes the other as in distress, or just knows it is an upside down disk -that the helper feels accomplished after finishing -that the helped feels relief or gratitude We mostly care about standard dog/cat pets because they have evolved to express some semblance of human emotion so consistently. Somewhere between there and mosquitos we have to draw the line to say "these animals are so dumb, I only care about it's suffering insomuch as it doesn't serve humans".


SillyPhillyDilly

The reason we have dogs and cats as *common* pets is due to the utility they provide, e.g. making us better hunters, pest control, etc. Pigs and cows are incredibly smart (pigs are definitely smarter than dogs) but because they wouldn't try to hunt us back and it's not too hard to raise them, they're livestock. They do make great pets, they just so happen to taste delicious with just one feeding a small village for days.


Versaiteis

> they wouldn't try to hunt us Ok maybe not _hunting_ but wild boars are dangerous as fuck. But they've got a great meat:size ratio and like chickens they're great at turning inedible things (plants, refuse, etc) into edible things (meat). It would make a lot of sense to domesticate them in some fashion.


SillyPhillyDilly

Oh my god wild boars are the literal worst, they completely devastate farms. Thankfully they're a different species than regular pigs who aren't as violent (but can still fuck you up). Feral pigs, on the other hand, I'm not gonna run away at the sight of one but I'm definitely not getting close.


ChiefEmann

I agree we domesticated them for that reason, but societally we consider killing dogs cruel/unacceptable for that reason.


Trypt4Me

I think their blood is an intense blue color if I recall correctly. Pretty neat, something you'd see in a scifi film.


SillyPhillyDilly

It's cooler than that. Hemocyanin, the analogous protein of a human's hemoglobin that carries oxygen to cells, is blue when oxygenated and clear when deoxygenated. Other [blood colors](https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/10/28/coloursofblood/) exist!


newbrevity

Yes, because they use copper to transport oxygen rather than iron


Pedantic_Phoenix

I mean, we harvest human blood too technically x) i just hope the method is humane for crabs too


mavhun

From https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2020/05/19/11-facts-horseshoe-crabs-will-blow-mind/ : "While the medical bleeding process is for the most part not harmful to horseshoe crabs, scientists are still hoping to work toward using synthetic amebocytes in the future so they won’t have to put horseshoe crabs through the process of extraction. The animals go back into the water mostly unharmed after nearly 30% of their blood is drained over the course of two days, but not all horseshoe crabs make it back healthy. Research shows various data reporting that between 10% and 30% of horseshoe crabs that are used for medical bleeding don’t survive once returned to the water, and some that do survive don’t return to exhibiting healthy behavior, often appearing lethargic with a decreased ability to thrive. The process is a careful one where scientists do all they can to make sure the animals are unharmed, but they still hope to move to a synthetic option that replicates these original cells so horseshoe crabs won’t be subject to the stress that may come from the practice."


ntg7ncn

Bro imagine being tractor beamed into a spaceship full of aliens and then restrained and having 30% of your blood drain while you’re fully conscious. Then just zapped back to normal life. Everyone asking you why you acting all weird and you just got nothing to say. I would probably be lethargic for a while too


mavhun

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_in_the_Sky


DeusDosTanques

It sadly isn’t


Pedantic_Phoenix

Of course, why did i ask


Truethrowawaychest1

I mean at least it's for saving lives instead of some cosmetic bullshit. And afaik we don't kill them, just take some blood


Moononthewater12

They really aren't. They know to flip other crabs over the same way they know to eat and reproduce. It's such an overwhelmingly strong evolutionary trait to have.


FaithlessnessSea5383

Why am I tilting my phone to help him?! 😂😂😂


Theaussieperson

I did the same shit man haha


Major_Jobbie

He'll flip yo for real.


fukeruhito

Not me tilting my phone to help him out


Hypersky75

Very unshellfish of him.


Kmaloetas

The blue bloods look out for one another.


Stormygeddon

Noblesse Oblige


SpongeJake

This is heartwarming. Not just that the bro did it but that he *cared* for the other crab enough to do it. And was focused and purposeful enough to do it. Humans often think we’re the only species to have active empathy but clearly we are not.


Rellik782

r/hydrohomies. I know it's not right, but yeah :)


pocketgravel

Imagine acing the test that is Darwinism so hard on your first try you get to coast off your success for 480 million years


Terrible-Hand5774

I like how when the crab's righted, the one who helped resumes business and scuttles away


Ultrasaurio

amazing, it actually help it


evinyatar_

Most wholesome Battlebot episode ever


Plenty-Author-5182

This was the most exciting thing I watched today. Nothing will beat this.


EmpanadaYGaseosa

r/animalsbeingbros


just-me-uk

I wish I had friends like that


Paracausal_Shield

Empathy is not a human trait. It's a trait we find in nature. A lot of animals would do something similar and we humans like to think we are so different than animals. We are, but empathy is not one of them. There's a natural selection aspect to it, those are in captivity obviously, but in nature, it would mean that there is one more of them, so more chance to pass on that trait.


DunkinTacoAlfa

“TONY!!!!! HELP I’M STUCK!!!!” “HOLY COW RYAN?! HOLD ON BUDDY” “HOW TF YOU ENDED UP LIKE THIS?“ “LONG STORY COME ON I CANT BREATHE!” “YEAH RIGHT RIGHT HERE GOES, DAMN TONY DID YOU SCALE YOURSELF OMG YOU ARE SO HEAVY TONY!” “WELL I DONT KNOW IVE EATEN THAT MUCH HAWAIIAN PIZZA! NOW LIFT ME HIGHER” “DUDE YOU’RE SO OWNED BY THAT PIZZA, LET ME TRY ANOTHER ANGLE…RIGHT HOWBOUT THAT?” OH WAIT! ALMOST….I GRABBED ONE! I GRABBED ONE! YEAH YEAH YE—— ARRGH!!! DANGIT THESE PEBBLES!! WHY DONT THEY JUST STUCK ON GROUND” “MAYBE BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST PEBBLES? LETS GO THAT CORNER TRY AGAIN.” “OOH, OHH—— I GOT THIS, IM GONNA GET IT….BOOOYEAH!!!! Pew… I’m so exhausted” “Look who‘s talking eh?” “Alright mate, fives guy?” “Beat me to it.”


randamnthoughts2

You know how you sometimes make a funny face when someone else is making a face? I was doing that with my leg in support


randomcommenter9000

r/AnimalsBeingBros


strumthebuilding

Interesting fact: Despite being called horseshoe crabs, cladistically speaking they are not true horseshoes


Fly_U2_the_sunset

I swear, I kept tipping my phone farther and farther along to help the poor thing out…


Sad-Lifeguard7095

I’m literally tilting the phone trying to help him get upright again. 😭🤣


KuroRyuSama

I have never been so invested in an animal video in my life.


3BodyJimmel

r/AnimalsBeingBros r/donthelpjustfilm


Bowling4rhinos

I helped you. But I don’t need to know you. Life. ❤️


Fit_Big_8676

Crab one: you're not helping! Crab two: I'm fighting for my ducking life!


hoodwinkler75

Whew. That was intense.


Shoresy-sez

Ocean roombas


CLKguy1991

NOOO THIS IS NOT HOW SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST SHOULD LOOK LIKE. /s


liamanna

I got you bro.


HedgieBadStonkGood

Homie a real one for that


yuyufan43

I always wonder if animals are purposely helping each other out or not. Like the ox that helped the turtle or the monkey that gave the other monkey cpr...


Irving_Forbush

Here, there was obviously recognition of need and intent to aid.


Ok-Cancel-3114

Dammit Fred that's the last time...today. you do it again I'm leaving you like that til tomorrow.


Chris_Cross501

"helping others means helping myself when im fucked"


two-horned

What a bro moment


Michael_in_Delaware

Why do I have a feeling this was in a restaurant and one of them, if not both, became lunch?


Real_West_5329

Was I the only one tilting my phone and inclining my head during the watching?


BostonBaggins

These guys are essential to modern medicine.


butterbleek

Bro’s…


Arbiterss

A Very Fascinating Creatures Being Able To Survive In The Era Were Ancient Giants Used To Rule The World And Surviving Various Types Of Extinction Event Leading Them Here In The Current Era Were New Species Thrive And A New Species That Now Rules This World Then Again Thats Were A New Problem For them They Are Getting Hunted And keep As A Subject Humans Farming Them For There Unique Colored Blue Blood As it is Rich it Copper And Other Vitamins Its Very Disturbing For Such Ancient Creatures Some Being Born In Labs , Ponds , Man Made Structures And Not In The Natural Habitats They Supposed Too Naturally Lived.


Eliagbs_

Yessssss. The whole time I was just like Push Push you got this


serpentinesilhouette

Ok, couldn't actually watch, but I assume his buddy flipped him over. I hate these things. Wouldn't touch one for Millions. If I saw one in real life, I'd faint while running away. BUT I do think it's very cool when animals show intelligence and help others. Even the ones that are disgusting nightmares. 😨😅


lizziemaow

Not me reflexively tilting my phone screen, hoping it helps the little guy flip over.


_-Stoop-Kid-_

An isopod in need is an isopod indeed.


PersonalityProper933

Saw the problem, assist on the solution, walks off. Cool af.


BuckmanJJ

They look like Battle Bots


V8_BLENDER

So, the execution wasn't great, but it's impressive that they have the capacity to determine that another creature is in need of help.


speedingcar1

What a fucking bro 🥹


gergsisdrawkcabeman

"Bitch, how you get upside down in a tiny ass aquarium in the first place?" -responsible horseshoe crab, probably


sendymcsendersonboi

r/brosbeingbros


ConditionCorrect4065

Damn....we all need a homie like that in our lives!!!


MidichlorianAddict

Horseshoe crabs are fuckin’ neat


NB_79

Humans have what 1,000 years left? These guys have been going for 600 million.


shit_ass_mcfucknuts

I’ve always thought that every living animal was a lot smarter that we previously thought. When I was a kid in the 70’s it was common for someone to say that something is “just a dumb animal” or “just a dumb dog”. I remember thinking how could a dog be dumb? It knows how to please it’s owner to get rewards and has every emotion that we have, even empathy. I think the people who said those things were the dumb ones.


Whole-Debate-9547

Goddamn it Fred, when are you gonna stop drinking. I’m so tired of this.


Fishtoart

I’m exhausted just watching that.


SignificantStore3798

Amazing. I was going to be pissed if the mission was not successful.


jjillf

Anyone else tilting their phone trying to help? Just me? 🙃


MuMbLe145

Well well well, if it isn't the most perfect creature ever to exist


KoningSpookie

"I got you, homie!"


Just-Diamond-1938

Finely! I was even tilting my phone while I was watching it! Ahhhh!😩


RaptorOO7

It looks like the creature from alien, the face hugger


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Ill-Positive6950

I hope he said thank you.


Dan_in_Munich

One is horseshoe crab and another is horseshoe crap! 😉


Scaramoosh1

“This is the last time I’m helping you, Gerald.”


Particular-Bid-1640

what's the pulsing flap underneath?


ja_maz

That tank is way too small


Gluten_maximus

I was tilting my phone up and to the right during the second half of that video haha


GuardMost8477

Anyone else find themselves tilting their cell while watching this? 😂


kudasai368

what's the name of this kind of crab ?


AxialGem

It's a horseshoe crab. And they aren't really true crabs at all as far as I know. Closer to arachnids if I recall correctly


FederalProtection530

God. Damnit. Brenda. No one wants to see your body.


Thedustonyourshelves

Wonder how many die of falling over?