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Paragliding crab - Un crabe en parapente

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Uploaded by on Oct 31, 2008

- A sponge with legs? Cousteau divers are captivated by the tumbling sponge that turns over to reveal its propulsion system: a sponge crab. These crabs use their pincers to snip off and shape a piece of living sponge. With their stunted hindmost legs, they hold the living sponge in place on their back. Most sponge crabs use a piece that fits more snugly but this clever crab chooses a sponge that serves not just as camouflage but also as a parasail to move quickly over the reef.

- Une éponge à pattes ? Les plongeurs Cousteau sont captivés par la culbute d'une éponge qui se retourne pour dévoiler son système de propulsion : un crabe éponge. Ces crabes utilisent leurs pinces pour s'emparer d'une éponge vivante et la façonner. Avec leurs dernières pattes arrière rabougries, ils la maintiennent sur leur dos. La plupart de ces crabes utilisent une éponge plus douillette, mais celui-ci, plus malin, en a choisi une qui lui sert non seulement de camouflage, mais aussi de deltaplane pour évoluer rapidement au-dessus des récifs.

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  • Got his ass evicted

  • wtf!?1 why'd they do that!? there was NOOOOOOOOOOOO reason to part him of his fun, poor baby =[

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  • @shinfire13 hence the sad music

  • Very beautifull (I am French I can't find the words in English)

    What's the name of this music please?

  • this crab need a lot of intelligence to use his surrounding objects against physic

  • beautiful!! hope to see u mr. crab when I dive next time..

  • beautiful!! hope to see u mr. crab when I dive next time..

  • 01:26 LOL

  • i love crabs

  • Tout le monde veut voler même les crabes...je pense que c'est le cousin de sponge bob!

    Everyone wants to do some paragliding even the crabs...he must be sponge bob's cousin!

  • D'aw!

    It's like that animation kiwi! :3

    So adorable!

  • how cute

    its like the crab is shy

    he wants to fly huh...

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