Christmas Island Red Crabs Spawning - Up Close and Personal

[TheMacMan35]

SMASH THEM!

[deeohyougee]

Hi Audrey, nice video! Douglas.

[trivuong]

wonder how much $ to travel there on holiday.

[armst012]

3:24-3:28 Lower right corner, "Praise JESUS, Praise Jesus"

[jenningspony]

Take a look at this...another Christmas Island video...fantastic!

[stopbeingnasty]

why do they look like they are crumping when the water goes over them? LOL

[armst012]

@stopbeingnasty

females with egg pouches they are shaking off their young.

[Ybrain100]

Isso deve de dá um maior transtorno ao povo que habitam a ilha!

[Ybrain100]

nossa!

[Mysticsloth]

nice spawnrate - how much exp each?

[DG3744]

cAN U EAT THEESE CRABS??

[juliuslagerlf]

@DG3744 I dont know. But i will try.

[SnakeSalmon8izback]

@DG3744 no, they can't kill them because they are protected species, its only okay if another animal ( like a cat ) eats them

[RSCADDiiCTiON]

this is one of the only places on earth were creatures rule

[crasyhero]

i wish you a marry Christmas and a good happy new year (8)

[ARSENALOFMEGADEATH]

this is actually quite cool.

[Burningmarlfox]

remember if you are wearing jeans tuck the bottoms into your socks :)

[tharailwaydra]

oh mickey, its like woodstock, but with crabs all over again!

[SeanKnox183]

Boring...

[ARSENALOFMEGADEATH]

@SeanKnox183 , then why did you bother watching the video, putz.

[HighNortherner]

Did one give up and throw himself from the cliff at 8:08?

[Becca17366]

I so want to go visit this Island in the future

[xtibbersx]

aww they look so cute.

[chopaface]

so... we can't eat them?

[Harohikun]

Attack its weakpoint for massive damage!

[mrphalysir]

Too bad they're not edible.

[ashbashsplash]

holy god

[rboss0]

''living buffet'' wasnt the appropiet name so they called it christmas island

[coolkidcash15]

mmmm home cooked crabs :)

[alanbuttle]

It's like Brighton beach on a sunny bank holiday!

[454ffv]

does anyone know how the weather affects the hormones of these crabs?

[RonaldTrinho]

This island can end Africa's hunger

[TeamBulletGaming]

@RonaldTrinho And make coconut crabs an endangered species in the meanwhile.

[zachplaysfallout3]

@TeamBulletGaming these are red crabs,idiot.there are over 200 million on the island alone.

[hyerxmas]

Can i boil them to make soup?

[yourleftnut1]

i'd eat all those...

[komrath]

Wow that's scary :D

[upsikik]

i don´t know if is posible eat crab in this island but the crab meat is delicious

[stegatops]

Does anybody know why you cant eat them? Is it to do with the physiology of the crab or is it a legal thing?

[JimmyChiffels]

can u eat them?

[FunnyMcBunny]

Yes, but they are illegal to make food out of, so... Police will fine your ass for it. :D

[JimmyChiffels]

why are they rare species? just wondering.

lol police... just dont get caught!

[FunnyMcBunny]

Dunno, google some wikipedia site or something about them... :P

[fadyadelnageeb]

@FunnyMcBunny its not a matter of law they're unedible :D

[FunnyMcBunny]

@fadyadelnageeb How? :o

Poisonous or something? D:

[fadyadelnageeb]

@FunnyMcBunny I dunno they're just unedible lol

[yourleftnut1]

@fadyadelnageeb why not?

[fadyadelnageeb]

@yourleftnut1 i dunno they're just unedible

[MetalManDan7]

can you eat those kind?

[latinoheat361]

lmfao

[zarathane]

ba dum tish

[DG3744]

@wilkes85 aHAAHHAAAAAA!! rolmfao!!!

[watermelonorange]

i haven't seen this many crabs since.....

[TJDeadkid]

lmfaoo they look like there dancing when they drop the eggs:P

[mdtm16]

It's like 17-year cicadas here in IL.

[SealedPredator]

killing these crabs is illegal

[1337Figaro]

Lol? Its not. Each year on the Christmas Island over 2 million adult crabs get killed by the cars there cus it's allmost impossible to not hit them. If you dont kill em on purpose it is not illegal..

[ballasiang]

Who's in charge here?

[datoxegar]

australia is paradise!

[sdkfz162kingtiger]

yes for animals

[mukepeang]

if i can sell it und export, i will be milionar!!

[InYaSoul]

I bet you that there is a 3ft monster crab in that cave lol

[dannnn94]

More like 3 foot tall, 5 foot wide. lol

[psumiz]

is it edible , coz if it is , there wont be booming population of the crab

[mattnichol]

Can you imagine sun bathing on that beach.

[rudysaputra]

im hungry now! i want to eat that crabs...

:P

[Jhienaru]

Yummy!!!!! I like these crabs.

[crabbypants1978]

someone should tell these crabs that they can stop screwing

[ttobing1234]

I read there are around 100, 000,000 red crabs on Christmas Island !

[00corin00]

there numbers have decreased to around 35 to 45 million because of the introduction of the yellow crazy ant, humans killing them off, and loss of habitat.

[robinoi]

2:30

'which way? which way???'

[Blitzmajor]

Yay for moving red carpets! Just kidding. :]

[seanis67]

its amazing how many of those crabs get hit by cars. honestly!

[xurbition]

That is pretty amazing thou, I mean as much as it looks delcious to eat, its also a once in a lifetime experience to see these crabs habits.

Xt

[MRASIANAIRE]

Be careful they pinch.

[aldoisstr8]

wanna go 2 that island really bad looks cool =] =p =D ;0 ;)

[areyousatisfied]

Beautiful footage! :D They're amazing.

[Sturgeeisnumba1]

argh!!!!!! i hate crabs!!!!!! i would never want to go there.

[robinoi]

Some crabs I find horrid, big ones, like Robber crabs or those massive Japanese ones, but they seem to have more self-restraint than spiders which just hack at all and everything even if it kills them

[Callofduty4nub]

when I get stranded in christmas Island ill fry those crabs and eat them lol!

[narcisissyistic]

I wanna see the ant attacks on these dudes. Not coz i'm a sadist but coz it demonstrates the forces of nature brilliantly. Does anyone have this clip???

[NecrochildK]

XD They're so awesome. I love land crabs, they're cool pets too. lol But seeing so many, I wonder what a crab boil with those would taste like...

[12audi31]

put your claws in the air...and spawn spawn like you just don't care.....lol

[ethix123]

OMFG I'm hungry now asshole!

[boredtoheck777]

Don't just stand there filming; attack their weakpoints for massive damage!

[rapster101]

these crabs are also land crabs they cannot swim or stay under the water for long periods of time otherwise they drown

[an2hone]

this is a buffet for seagulls and birds.

[Akumasama]

obligatory ZERG RUSH KEKEKE

[zondrabah]

Awesomeness.. christmas island is very unique

[zbyszek654]

@zondrabah - something cannot be "very unique". it can be very unusual, but not very unique. that doesn't make sense.

[BunnyOdinMS]

are these crabs aggresive and use their claws when your near them?

[YESitISrandom]

nopes, they only do that if u provoke them coz they're protecting themselves

but no they are definatly not agressive

[RobertM87]

mmmmmmm tasty

[LiamDurkin]

Hicks, Hudson flame throwers NOW!

[theunraveler]

lol i was thinking the same thing too...