Spider crabs compete to tear the octopus's corpse under the sea

The video captures the rare moment of nature, the giant spider crabs use sharper pairs to tear the octopus into pieces.

Chiharu Shimowada, a divers recorded this impressive moment on the seabed of Port Phillip Bay, near Melbourne, Australia. According to Shimowada, this scene happens in shallow water so everyone can observe it.

As we know, this spider crab is used to living alone, but there are times when they gather together to form a large herd. The exact cause of this behavior has not been clarified, but scientists think it is more likely to be involved in molting.

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When the new spider peels off the hard outer shell to become larger, its body is very soft until it forms a new crust so it is easy to become food for predators such as cormorants and fish. drowning. In addition, because the migration coincides with the time of molting, the gathering with large numbers increases the safety for the whole herd from predators.

Close up of the molting scene of giant crab spider.

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