An Easter treat from MBARI

[Andreazor]

These crabs are the least likely to break out and sing about life under the sea.

[MercOhra]

mmmmmm jelly

[onie619]

i wonder if those crabs taste any good

[amkanakon]

beautiful

[cricio93]

omnomnomnomnom

[scottishthunder47]

This is the most nightmarish thing I've ever seen.

[Ebril]

great music, who is it?

[dgilleran]

@Ebril don li..

[HeyIamAJ]

I prefer them in a soup.

[fathomthisss]

A true feast!

[htirah100]

so slowww

[outofthegreenmist]

Well, I guess that proves how closely related crabs and spiders really are.

[TheStigma]

@outofthegreenmist are they actually closely related? If so that is not something I was aware of at all and I would like more info.

[outofthegreenmist]

@TheStigma You're probably right, mate. I'm sure an expert would say that, apart from being invertebrates, they're not closely related at all. TBH, had to refresh my memory as I couldn't even recall making that comment. At the time, I was probably over-reacting to this dazzling video. As with lobsters and scorpions, the similarity between spiders and crabs, which is more striking than normal with the spider crabs, is probably just one of nature's stunning coincidences.

[TheStigma]

@outofthegreenmist Well I can only hope you are right. I love crab, but I have terrible arachnophobia. The visual similarity has occured to me more than once before ;)

[LimeTheSlime]

@TheStigma they're crawling all over your body while you sleep

[AcanLord]

cool.. feel bad for the medusa though.

Looks like an egg yolk jelly to me.

[veterraga]

great! thx

[ReverendsChannel]

I hope I don't end up like that jellyfish.

[archaedemos]

cool

[philliesruleurschool]

best easter treat EVER