True Facts: Incredible Crab Stories

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    Harada K, Hayashi N, Kagaya K. Individual behavioral type captured by a Bayesian model comparison of cap making by sponge crabs. PeerJ. 2020 May 14;8:e9036. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9036.
    Inoue, Tadanobu, Shin-ichiro Oka, Toru Hara, Three-dimensional microstructure of robust claw of coconut crab, one of the largest terrestrial crustaceans, Materials & Design, Volume 206, 2021, 109765, ISSN 0264-1275, doi.org/10.101....
    Inoue T, Oka S-i, Nakazato K, Hara T. Columnar Structure of Claw Denticles in the Coconut Crab, Birgus latro. Minerals. 2022; 12(2):274. doi.org/10.339...
    Krieger J, Drew MM, Hansson BS, Harzsch S. Notes on the Foraging Strategies of the Giant Robber Crab Birgus latro (Anomala) on Christmas Island: Evidence for Active Predation on Red Crabs Gecarcoidea natalis (Brachyura). Zool Stud. 2016 Apr 6;55:e6. doi: 10.6620/ZS.2016.55-06.
    Laidre ME. Architectural modification of shells by terrestrial hermit crabs alters social dynamics in later generations. Ecology. 2019 Sep;100(9):e02767. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2767.
    Laidre ME. Private parts for private property: evolution of penis size with more valuable, easily stolen shells. R Soc Open Sci. 2019 Jan 16;6(1):181760. doi: 10.1098/rsos.181760.
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    Lemaitre R, Rahayu DL, Komai T. A revision of "blanket-hermit crabs" of the genus Paguropsis Henderson, 1888, with the description of a new genus and five new species (Crustacea, Anomura, Diogenidae). Zookeys. 2018 Apr 23;(752):17-97. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.752.23712.
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    Schnytzer, Yisrael & Achituv, Yair & Fiedler, G. Curt & Karplus, Ilan. (2022). THE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOXER CRABS AND SEA ANEMONES: WHAT IS KNOWN AND WHAT IS NOT. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Vol. 60. 495-532. DOI: 10.1201/9781003288602-10
    Yamaguchi, Takao & Honda, Hiroshi & Aratake, Hisamichi & Henmi, Yasuhisa. (2006). Decorating behavior of the majid crab Hyastenus diacanthus. Crustacean Research. 35. 79-91. 10.18353/crustacea.35.0_79.

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  • @zefrank
    @zefrank  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +460

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      @hansmaulwurf3037 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      Your German pronounciation is great!

    • @camrendavis6650
      @camrendavis6650 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      I didnt know you were German, Herr Frank. Sehr gut!

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      @KantiDTM 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Unfortunately babbel doesn't support Japanese, which isn't supported 😢

    • @neoplan6116
      @neoplan6116 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Fantastisch - ich brauche meinen Lieblings-TH-camr nicht mehr in Englisch kommentieren - er kann jetzt perfekt Deutsch! Danke Frank, für deine genialen Videos und dafür meine Muttersprache gelernt zu haben! 🤣😂🤣😂😉

    • @cuewizchris
      @cuewizchris 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      As one of your German followers, I was both delighted and disturbed in equal measure to hear you speaking German. And a little bit aroused too.

  • @ReyaitheShadowWolf
    @ReyaitheShadowWolf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2910

    "But acid isn't the onl -- oh sorry. Butt acid isn't the only thing they have to look out for!"
    A great switch-up on the usual joke, and it actually works in this case!

    • @kellyalger2394
      @kellyalger2394 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's cozy in their butt, um, I mean it's cozy in there, but!

    • @WelcomeApathy
      @WelcomeApathy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +100

      I loved that! It was like the long con until it finally worked in reverse, lol.

    • @wonderingmind42
      @wonderingmind42 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      The switch up made me laugh so hard! His cleverness has always delighted me.

    • @Captaincory1
      @Captaincory1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

      He did it before in a video that mentions gastroenterologists where he says "but doctors, sorry Butt doctors..."

    • @J.J.J.J.J.J.J
      @J.J.J.J.J.J.J 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      yup hahaha, such a great switch-up.

  • @nico2electric374
    @nico2electric374 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +477

    6:22 imagine if that hermit crab thing was something people did. Like you're about to get laid, you start undressing, and then some random dude steals your pants.

    • @blakemcmillan5680
      @blakemcmillan5680 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +107

      It’s more like some random dude comes and steals your house, which also happens to be your only pair of pants

    • @sneakrrr
      @sneakrrr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      and instead of predators, you have police trying to arrest you for public indecency

    • @nextmoreinc
      @nextmoreinc 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      💀☠💀☠

    • @ZomboseTM
      @ZomboseTM 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Going to an orgy just to steal some pants

    • @5tf6y7u8i9okpl
      @5tf6y7u8i9okpl หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      wait, that doesnt happen to you?

  • @jonathanbartlett1098
    @jonathanbartlett1098 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4608

    I remember the original True Facts videos. They were funny, a bit informative, but comparatively short. The True Facts videos we get now are delightful masterpieces of both comedy and informative facts, and I look forward to every video that gets released. Thank you so much for all of your hard work, and for your science hippies who help provide you with amazing videos and information

    • @Parker307
      @Parker307 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +166

      Yeah they were a funny parody of nature videos and now they are nature videos that are funny

    • @faithowens2698
      @faithowens2698 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      I love the but/butt jokes he does 😂😂😂

    • @SaragossiDeer
      @SaragossiDeer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      ​@@faithowens2698"but doctors- oh I'm sorry, butt doctors[...]"

    • @agirlnamedmichael1670
      @agirlnamedmichael1670 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      I wish this were a full weekly TV show.

    • @JD_tcb
      @JD_tcb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      I kinda miss the Morgan Freeman voice but idk if I'd want 15mins of it lmao.

  • @NecrochildK
    @NecrochildK 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1687

    I used to keep a few fiddler crabs with a moon crab(pretty orange, black and purple land crab). One of the male fiddlers once tried to intimidate the moon crab, about five times it's size. He kept waving his claw, get closer, wave again, get closer. He finally got to the top of the tank where the moon crab was and was waving his claw right in his face. XD The moon crab just grabbed him by the claw and tossed him across the tank. The fiddler was fine except for his pride, which he recovered by going over to a female and doing a victory dance despite having lost.

    • @ScorpioIsland
      @ScorpioIsland 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +225

      The story we didn't know we needed

    • @Deathnotefan97
      @Deathnotefan97 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +317

      Fiddler crab: alright, we’ll call this one a draw

    • @nihilvox
      @nihilvox 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +427

      "Hey baby, you see how I just got thrown across the room by that guy five times my size, and I'm still alive and intact? Don't you want your children to be that durable?"

    • @Fairbranksthecat
      @Fairbranksthecat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +111

      @@nihilvox Bro was cooking fr

    • @sonipitts
      @sonipitts 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

      Sounds like any Saturday night at the bar, frankly.

  • @jonofreedrix
    @jonofreedrix 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +831

    I contributed about 4 seconds of fiddler crab footage to this video at 13:38 and I feel honored 😂 This channel is amazeballs.

    • @karebushmarebu233
      @karebushmarebu233 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amazeballs? Ew, how old are you, 40?

    • @raul_jocson_
      @raul_jocson_ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      Nice! True Facts always have such great footage. Appreciate your contribution!

    • @syyneater
      @syyneater 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      That’s awesome, thank you for your research and contribution!

    • @tanschi8449
      @tanschi8449 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Thank you for being so kind to share and for the time you take to get such amazing footage!!!

    • @The1nvisibleJeevas
      @The1nvisibleJeevas 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Hell yeah man

  • @charmh.422
    @charmh.422 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1282

    Wow, first time I've heard of sponge and decorator crabs, and that there are crabs that carry anemone pom poms. So much to learn from ZeFrank.

    • @jock-of-ages73
      @jock-of-ages73 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I was the same 😅, even posted the same msg.

    • @darcieclements4880
      @darcieclements4880 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      Let us hope he does lots of sequels because this is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to crabs

    • @RaptorRockDrakeJesus
      @RaptorRockDrakeJesus 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Here's a fact. There's also freshwater sponges that are very rare in the aquarium trade. Also, freshwater jellyfish, but everyone knew that, right??

    • @deckardcanine
      @deckardcanine 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My new favorite crabs.

    • @Corrie-_-
      @Corrie-_- 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@RaptorRockDrakeJesusI didn't 🙋🏻‍♀️. Thank you 😊

  • @DanGamingFan2406
    @DanGamingFan2406 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +946

    Crabs are pretty fascinating. There are so many different kinds with so many weird and amazing adaptations.The biggest arthropods on land and sea, claws half the size of their bodies, wearing other animals for camouflage or protection. No wonder everything keeps evolving into them.

    • @watershipup7101
      @watershipup7101 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +95

      Evolution: I just think they're neat.

    • @SunnyLovetts
      @SunnyLovetts 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Evolution is a lie :D

    • @genjis5155
      @genjis5155 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Agreed

    • @thusnameddigital9397
      @thusnameddigital9397 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      It's called Carcinization.

    • @rasmusn.e.m1064
      @rasmusn.e.m1064 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hmm...into them, or into their likeness?

  • @QuietFury9
    @QuietFury9 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1849

    Man the feeling you get from clicking on a new video immediately as it comes up on your screen is so satisfying

    • @cheeks1462
      @cheeks1462 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Confirmed truth dawg

    • @REG94
      @REG94 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      100%

    • @Ruf-Art-by-Tim
      @Ruf-Art-by-Tim 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      No shit, less than 1hour old...feel like I won a lottery.

    • @dreaescobar7257
      @dreaescobar7257 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      You need to get out more

    • @cronostesla1945
      @cronostesla1945 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Sooo true

  • @caroljo420
    @caroljo420 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +212

    A friend of mine in the navy was stationed on Christmas Island, and woke up covered and surrounded by millions of crabs! Kinda freaked him out!

    • @OFFICALBREEMATIONSTATION
      @OFFICALBREEMATIONSTATION 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Woah! Lol. I'd be freaked out too!

    • @thenintendocyclops1074
      @thenintendocyclops1074 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

      The crabs were so close to completing their mission, unfortunately crab-based assassinations follow toy-story rules: you can't do it while being observed by a human.

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      At least he wasn’t covered by those horrifying ants. 😮

    • @AskMia411
      @AskMia411 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      That’s the kind of thing that happens in sleep paralysis, but it’s actually real. Horrifying!

    • @Zack-fu4lo
      @Zack-fu4lo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      there is no way he hadnt accidentally swallowed a few

  • @blahblah9036
    @blahblah9036 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +109

    The perfect transitioning from land crab to coconut crab to hermit crab was excellent. Like, smooth to the point where I was waiting for him to go back to coconut crabs before I realized he had just moved on to hermit crabs.

  • @TSIRKLAND
    @TSIRKLAND 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +329

    The ability of invertebrates to regenerate through molting is amazing! I got a tarantula for Christmas when I was nine years old. At the time I got her, she was missing one of her legs- no idea why or how. Over the course of three or four molts, it grew back completely! The first was actually the most impressive: as small and spindly and shriveled as it was, it had grown under a hard exoskeleton of nothing! With each next molt, it grew back a little bigger and stronger, until it was just as good as of the other legs. Super amazing! Especially for a curious nine / ten year old. I had that pet tarantula for eighteen years. Nature is fascinating!

    • @madtabby66
      @madtabby66 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Didn’t know tarantulas did that.

    • @mrjoe332
      @mrjoe332 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      I had no idea tarantulas could live for almost 2 decades

    • @pizzapie4me
      @pizzapie4me 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      ​@@mrjoe332my friend has one that's well over 30. I think it's actually a record, but they don't have the proof of when they got the guy.

    • @mrjoe332
      @mrjoe332 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@pizzapie4me that's really cool.

    • @311Bob
      @311Bob 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You sure your parents didn't replace a dead one before you got home from school? You had some great parents,cherish them and let them know it!

  • @exidy-yt
    @exidy-yt 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +349

    I can never get tired of learning about biology when Ze Frfank is teaching. Never. ❤

  • @infinphoenix13
    @infinphoenix13 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    @9:11 🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅. That octopus was like "there is no damn way I'm dealing with that nonsense, what in the hell did that crab hit me with??!!"

    • @DanHarkins-jk9mi
      @DanHarkins-jk9mi 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why are you laughing at 9/11?!?! How dare you! Never forget! 'Merica!! 😂😂😂

  • @Innomen
    @Innomen 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +589

    Knowing that coconut crabs are actually gigantic hermit crabs is a bit life changing for me. My little herbies were some amazing pets and I always wanted bigger and bigger ones. Now I know I can get gigantic ones. Side quest unlocked. Acquire coconut crab.

    • @hjfabre
      @hjfabre 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

      According to what I've read in the researches done on Birgus latro(Coconut Crabs), they wear shells only when they are tiny little babies, like only few mm-long. After they grow a bit more, they abandon the usage of shells. The 'hermit crab' shown in the video as a Coconut crab is actually a Coenobita violascens, another hermit crab.

    • @Innomen
      @Innomen 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

      @@hjfabre All true but the fact remains they are giant hermit crabs. Though it is sad we don't have gigantic land dwelling and shell wearing species hehe.

    • @hjfabre
      @hjfabre 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      @@Innomen The closest we get is probably Coenobita brevimanus, the biggest growing species. But imagine having an actual Coconut crab wearing a shell... How terrifying and awesome it will be!

    • @Innomen
      @Innomen 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      @@hjfabreRight? I fell in love with them as a kid because they are like those toys, Rock Lords. Only cooler XD

    • @brianaschmidt910
      @brianaschmidt910 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      Just realize that they may or may not have eaten Amelia Earhart. So you know..... feed them often enough, but not so often that they get big enough to eat you

  • @SentientMeatbag
    @SentientMeatbag 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +663

    I love how this series slowly went from just making stuff up to actual facts with a list of citations.

    • @joshyoung1440
      @joshyoung1440 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

      Slowly? It hasn't been made-up facts since the very beginning. What happened was he didn't make videos for a while, then came back and made the new factual ones.

    • @ShuiYueSketchbook
      @ShuiYueSketchbook 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      Turns out truth is stranger than fiction lol

    • @pisscow6395
      @pisscow6395 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@ShuiYueSketchbookThat's cause fiction is inspired by common truth

    • @VoltisArt
      @VoltisArt 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@pisscow6395 deep stuff from a name...entirely appropriate for this channel. I really don't mean that in a bad way. Education is the side-effect around here...we come for the shits and giggles.
      And mucus. Glorious mucus.

    • @dantecarangelo1083
      @dantecarangelo1083 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      "Morgan Freeman cannot be cloned, because that would require unicorn tears." -Zefrank

  • @sorrow5399
    @sorrow5399 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +246

    Everytime i see this man post a long video, Theres this unmistakeable amount of joy that fills my body.. Keep it up sir, the energy in these videos is just always comical and informative I love it

    • @DawnOldham
      @DawnOldham 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I feel the same! I love edutainment an ZeFrank is the master of it!

    • @barbarahouk1983
      @barbarahouk1983 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And I go back and go back and go back just for fun. ZeFrank has been doing True Facts over 15 yrs. The jokes are never stale and the information is always a good biological review.

    • @Corrie-_-
      @Corrie-_- 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yes! I think it's because he puts so much effort in and we don't get bombarded with the same stuff. It's original, funny, and educational ❤❤❤

    • @sorrow5399
      @sorrow5399 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Corrie-_- The small giggles as he goes through his sentences always mess me up, its always a great watch.

    • @Corrie-_-
      @Corrie-_- 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@sorrow5399 right 😊. Knowing that he's enjoying himself while doing the work makes it even better ❤️

  • @gelatine_ac
    @gelatine_ac 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +125

    The little conversational skits at the end always do it for me! Wonderful work as always.

    • @vincedibona4687
      @vincedibona4687 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Jerry is a great foil.

  • @erichtomanek4739
    @erichtomanek4739 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +91

    When Christmas Island was first discovered there was no mention of the millions of crabs.
    But there were 2 native rat species, found nowhere else.
    Sadly they became extinct.
    Around 2 decades later people started to write about the large numbers of red land crabs.

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      That explains quite a lot, actually.
      RIP

    • @IanM-id8or
      @IanM-id8or 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      That's a turnabout from the usual situation, where rats wipe out native species

    • @Mooffgamesgamer
      @Mooffgamesgamer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      These two extinct Rat Species if you are curious are the Maclears Rat and the Bulldog Rat

    • @miquelescribanoivars5049
      @miquelescribanoivars5049 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Apparently it was a disease brought by introduced black rats what did the native rats in.

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There are several islands named Christmas Island. They should number them by latitude and longitude, or by date of discovery.

  • @joshauatolly4065
    @joshauatolly4065 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    My brother passed away in the hospital today. We always watched these together, and we never got a chance to watch this one. He's with morgan freeman now.

  • @danielleking262
    @danielleking262 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +91

    I was having kind of a lousy day, but I cannot tell you how much I laughed at 1:19 .... I backed it up to rewatch at least three more times. 😂😂😂

  • @b.h1828
    @b.h1828 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +426

    You know your day will be good when ZeFrank uploads his new content again. Keep up a good work Sir!

    • @ChazCarnage
      @ChazCarnage 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      In thirty minuets nearly 20k of us also know this.

  • @compatriot852
    @compatriot852 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +138

    Crab and anemone symbiosis has to be my favorite pair. It's always interesting seeing how a crab selects and cultivates their partner

    • @崔莱
      @崔莱 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      × partner
      √ slave

    • @AngryKittens
      @AngryKittens 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Pom pom crabs: "What partner?"

    • @raifikarj6698
      @raifikarj6698 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@@AngryKittensyeah more like slave master and kidnapper look how happy they are after released from their own crabkel

    • @katt2002
      @katt2002 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The crab might be purposefuly split the anemone in half when the size is too big and they will regenerate afterward. I think that's how the crab control the size of their pom-poms. Kind of harsh symbiosis.

  • @saber1epee0
    @saber1epee0 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

    New ZeFrank lore just dropped in the ad!!!
    Dude's first language was German?!?
    I know I was too young for "The Show" era, but I've still followed for a decade and didn't know. Much love Ze!

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      His dad was born in Germany, and moved back there when Ze was a behbeh, so I suspect he learned German and English as a child.

    • @rumblefish9
      @rumblefish9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@SuziQ. His dad is a Nobel Laureate in chemistry

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@rumblefish9 ,
      Yes, I know, and Ze is a published neuroscience hippie.

  • @the78thborn
    @the78thborn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    I had a female fiddler crab who lost all but one leg and one claw to some mudskippers (this combo was recommended to me but clearly it doesn’t always work depending on species), and she had a full set of functional limbs after her next molt! I was honestly impressed, and glad I didn’t put her down before then.

  • @NerdySodaLP
    @NerdySodaLP 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    The thing on the tyres was an excellent idea. Something like that would definitely work for other species too, like frogs and toads.

    • @MrsStormtrooper
      @MrsStormtrooper 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And little tortoises too

  • @Devin.Kurant
    @Devin.Kurant 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +343

    Listening to Ze articulate the symbiotic relationship between crab & anemone absolutely made my Sunday. Many thanks ❤

  • @joelford92
    @joelford92 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +355

    I grew up watching Nature on PBS
    It's really refreshing to have someone flip the script. lol
    Thank you.

    • @Ruf-Art-by-Tim
      @Ruf-Art-by-Tim 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Take that Jacques Cousteau

    • @vincedibona4687
      @vincedibona4687 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      *Marlin Perkins laughs in Mutual of Omaha*

    • @jasonkeith2832
      @jasonkeith2832 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      If this is your particular flavor, try Round Planet.

    • @SenorHomeslice
      @SenorHomeslice 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Flip the script… so now we’re watching PBS on crabs?

    • @joelford92
      @joelford92 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SenorHomeslice I'm 37 years old

  • @kingvulturo
    @kingvulturo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    Watching crabs be themselves is so satisfying. I owned a pair of hermit crabs for years and they truly were little characters with attitudes, personalities and lifestyles. Thanks Zee, I was hoping you'd get to hermit crabs someday.

  • @Tonyhouse1168
    @Tonyhouse1168 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    If crabs could walk forwards they’d be terrifying.

    • @CyclopsRat
      @CyclopsRat 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This why the coconut crab is so disturbing

    • @Vincent_Beers
      @Vincent_Beers 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Coconut crabs grow up to 3 feet, can crush human bone, they walk forward and climb trees. They also drop down from trees up to 15 feet without being hurt.
      One of the creepiest creatures on the planet.

    • @GammaGoo
      @GammaGoo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Vincent_Beersthey also ate Amelia Earhart

    • @GabrielleHolgate-oh1jk
      @GabrielleHolgate-oh1jk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They can, can’t they? They're just slow.

  • @djbis
    @djbis 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    I don't think I've ever laughed this hard and frequently to a single True Facts video before. By far the most hilarious and witty, both in visual content and narration. Got me right out of my crabby mood! 😂

  • @OceanSwimmer
    @OceanSwimmer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +151

    Coconut crabs terrify me --- still, I want to see one. At a safe distance!
    Thank you, Ze. Another genius production.

    • @chilomine839
      @chilomine839 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Coconut Crab: DEATH FROM ABOVE!

    • @frofrozzty
      @frofrozzty 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Yeah they're crazy. And something to keep in mind about crabs is that they're constantly evolving so Coconut Crabs actually have an ever increasing (albeit quite slowly and minutely) maximum mass because being the largest land invertabrate has proven massively successful.

    • @astick5249
      @astick5249 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@frofrozzty with people eating the largest ones, we are actually finding the biggest individuals being less common in many places (or just never even reaching their maximum size)

    • @Xboxzilla
      @Xboxzilla 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I mean, if you're gonna eat an endangered species, the biggest and healthiest ones are likely the best targets so it gives the smaller ones a chance to catch up.@@astick5249

    • @zacharymabb4873
      @zacharymabb4873 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      FUHUHUCK THAT!

  • @dharusiokay9426
    @dharusiokay9426 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Man, hearing zeFrank speaking nearly accent-free german is wild. In a good way!

  • @jasonstrigle2155
    @jasonstrigle2155 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +77

    It never fails on these videos that I see 15-20 minutes for the length and think "I'll watch the first 30 seconds, I don't have 15 minutes" and then the whole video is over and I want it to be longer because it's so good.

    • @daninaydenova7115
      @daninaydenova7115 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      da hell?? i didn't even realise it was 15 min until you mentioned it! Ze Frank is too good!

    • @sarahs3832
      @sarahs3832 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I just did the exact same thing!

  • @morganhess6876
    @morganhess6876 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The main lesson I've learned today is that crabs' capitalistic exploitation of sponges is far, far older than I ever realized before.

    • @LordCrate-du8zm
      @LordCrate-du8zm 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Next, they'll be paying the sponges below minimum wage as fry cooks!

  • @charlieevergreen3514
    @charlieevergreen3514 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    3:53 YES! A true victory! You got to reverse the “but sorry but” joke! Amazing! 😆😆😆

  • @AlphaBookZ
    @AlphaBookZ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    The return of Dr. Adrian Smith was extremely unexpected.
    Also the "but" "butt" switch joke is so good

  • @iamnerd69
    @iamnerd69 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    This is probably the best YT channel out there. Every single True Facts has around 137% to be the best shit you see that day. Thank you for that Frank!

    • @joshyoung1440
      @joshyoung1440 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You forgot the word chance my dude lol

  • @jonasholzer4422
    @jonasholzer4422 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    As a German it's a bit uncanny to hear him speak German. So this video is very well timed

  • @sandearcubus9299
    @sandearcubus9299 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    6:45 Sponge crabs look like a dark souls endboss or something

  • @FlaimDaze
    @FlaimDaze 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    8:19 "And of course the anemone, hagh a crabgh in iff moufh. Win-win!" My sides hurt from laughing so hard

  • @DUKE_of_RAMBLE
    @DUKE_of_RAMBLE 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +568

    Just the sort of pick-me-up I needed.
    Thanks for *_never failing_* to put a smile on all our faces, Ze! ❤😊
    _edit: No, that's not fair... Also a _*_Thank You_*_ to Caitlin and all the Science Hippies!!_ ❤
    _edit2: Yes... 'Jerry' as well! lol_

    • @veramae4098
      @veramae4098 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      More smiles: Leon the Lobster.

    • @DUKE_of_RAMBLE
      @DUKE_of_RAMBLE 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@veramae4098 That's the grocery store lobster turned pet, yea?
      It's been in my recommendations a time or two, but never figured it'd be of interest... Maybe I'll give it a watch. Thanks!

    • @shawnycoffman
      @shawnycoffman 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      What about Jerry? ☹️

    • @DUKE_of_RAMBLE
      @DUKE_of_RAMBLE 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@shawnycoffman *You are absolutely right...* I did forget about Jerry! Also the guy _before_ Jerry, but the name escaped me lol

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shawnycoffman,
      Does an invisible friend get credits?

  • @6amsunset_
    @6amsunset_ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +170

    i think myself as a fairly knowledgeable dude about animals and such since i've been passionate about zoology and weird creatures since i was a child, but this man zefrank always finds some even weirder creature to talk about i have never heard before. insane work keep it up

  • @Koopaperson
    @Koopaperson 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    4:35 Imagine a crab coming at you with claws made of "DRAGON STEEL"

    • @joshyoung1440
      @joshyoung1440 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It would change literally nothing. In fact you can start calling it dragon steel now, and nothing will happen.

    • @lillianahannan8247
      @lillianahannan8247 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      BIG STEELY CLAWS 🦀 🦀

  • @Harleyishella
    @Harleyishella 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I am always so excited when I see a new True Facts video. The older ones were so short and more focused on the jokes, but now we get longer, very informative and hilarious videos about nature and it tickles my brain folds in the right way. I’ve been following this channel for years and I find the content just gets better and better as we go.

  • @Ki00akaAiKo
    @Ki00akaAiKo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I just had the epiphany that ZeFrank is basically TheFrank just pronounced in German 😭
    Ist mir immer wieder eine Freude, deine Videos zu schauen ❤

    • @stephgreen3070
      @stephgreen3070 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I think it goes even deeper than that! I believe his parents are German, as in born in Germany. Also, his first name is Hosea (Hoe- zee-ah) and the Franks settled in Germany in the 2nd/3rd century. Also last name is Frank. I think it is a clever name with several layers. Or maybe he’s not at Taylor Swift-levels of riddles and it’s just a funny name

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ze rhymes with “play” and is short for Hosea. His dad is the award winning Joachim Frank. Yes, they’re German-American. Ze was born in the US, but his father was born in Germany. I think his mother was also born in Germany, but I can’t confirm that as a fact.

  • @artart5404
    @artart5404 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    The transition from the first crab to hermit crabs was brilliant

  • @tezzanoia
    @tezzanoia 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    This is actually one of the few times I've watched a full sponsored segment. Not because I'm that interested in learning a new language atm, but because I didn't expect you to know German. Your pronunciation is pretty good!

  • @Kisha_can
    @Kisha_can 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    The ratio of facts to laughs in this particular video is absolutely not disappointing. 😂❤

  • @stempleton
    @stempleton 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Crabs really do have such wild adaptations! Loved the footage in this one SO much, brought to life facts I knew in passing and the humor as always just puts the best sparkle in my day. Thank you for another amazing True Facts!

    • @nickkurzy2246
      @nickkurzy2246 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Earth truly is a planet mede for various types of crab.

  • @sabrinaduckett5057
    @sabrinaduckett5057 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This may be the most you have struggled to deliver educational information without laughing at all, and I love it!

  • @ethanpflederer3395
    @ethanpflederer3395 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I was feeling crabby this morning, but a new ZeFrank video always cheers me up in a pinch.

    • @justcallmeaj4105
      @justcallmeaj4105 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      crabby... hehe

    • @peggywoods4327
      @peggywoods4327 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I see what you did there 😂

  • @denisia1111
    @denisia1111 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    Finding Ze Frank gave you crabs on a Sunday morning. It's like I'm in college again 🦀

    • @saranonimus9211
      @saranonimus9211 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      When your freckles start to migrate, you got issues 😂

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@saranonimus9211, Thanks for that memory of behbeh nymph ticks on my torso.

  • @booshmcfadden7638
    @booshmcfadden7638 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    "...they enter the water and HUBBLABLUHBLUHBLUH!"
    As ya do 😂😂

  • @AgricultureTechUS
    @AgricultureTechUS หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how this series slowly went from just making stuff up to actual facts with a list of citations. Great work!

  • @obi-onekenerdi
    @obi-onekenerdi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I just gotta say, animals and nature are so cool. This channel is one of the highlights of this entire platform. Funny, informative and genuinely entertaining and interesting. I love learning stuff, especially if it’s presented in a unique way.

  • @RealityCheck6969
    @RealityCheck6969 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I was drinking coffee at 12:12 when he said "it's like a literal pyramid scheme". You guys can imagine what happened to my poor monitor. :))))

    • @Satellite_Of_Love
      @Satellite_Of_Love 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I try not to drink liquids when watching this channel. 😂

  • @Candesce
    @Candesce 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    6:40 I cannot get over this muppet-from-hell crab.

  • @garrettdemoss9465
    @garrettdemoss9465 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I know a lot of people watch these just to laugh but I've never come away from one of these videos without learning quite a lot about nature.

  • @nukeout
    @nukeout 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    9:35 “it’s a bit fucked up but it gets worse”

  • @iotaayushshrivastava114
    @iotaayushshrivastava114 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That crab who couldn't get away from the crane and when frank said, "well maybe not that one" had me in tears😂🤣

  • @risel56
    @risel56 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    14:52 Hey look, it's Crabby Dave!

  • @saranonimus9211
    @saranonimus9211 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    One of the few channels out here that puts actual citations in the end credits. Ze is the shiznit.

    • @CrownofMischief
      @CrownofMischief 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I remember after the slime mold video, Zefrank got a message from one of the scientists he referenced saying his papers got a sudden increase in downloads. Citations help everyone

  • @paul_ujb
    @paul_ujb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Absolutely loved this one. Another crazy crab for anyone interested is Echinoecus pentagonus, which lives in the anal pore (rectum) of sea urchins.

    • @metalmamasue3680
      @metalmamasue3680 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      The symbiotic relationships in nature can be kinky, but there's no butt kink shaming here 🤣

    • @llofdarkwater9152
      @llofdarkwater9152 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      But crabs, sorry, Butt Crabs... oooh, do they make a salve for that?

  • @theemichael1
    @theemichael1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I remember the original Ze Frank videos of him talking to the camera.
    They really touched my heart and was what I needed back then,
    I find myself needing them again now and like a field that has had two many harvests the old videos don’t yield the same feelings. Hopefully you feel inspired to do some of your old style videos at some point ❤

  • @allfathersdotter
    @allfathersdotter 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ze Frank you are .... the ORIGINAL MAN OF THE PEOPLE.... it thrills me so that you are still so active and influential and -dammmmiitt- THANK YOU for all the labors of love you have given and also clearly delighted in with your labor..... for the community - for all of us.

  • @BRUtahn
    @BRUtahn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    I've been having a shitty few months, and you made me smile so big, while teaching me things I didn't know, thank you 😊❤

  • @leo-a-h-g
    @leo-a-h-g 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +132

    Niemand bewirbt seine Sponsoren besser als @Ze Frank.
    Way to go! 🦀

    • @randangbalado
      @randangbalado 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      jay foreman

    • @13lilsykos
      @13lilsykos 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You forgot the most important part about the ad... "Blahblahblahblah" 😂

    • @wifipigeon01
      @wifipigeon01 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Auf jeden!

  • @sylvainrobert5156
    @sylvainrobert5156 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The "butt-but" or "but-butt" anticipation is the new game and I love It

  • @HackionSTx
    @HackionSTx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    1:11 you can see on her face how she's anxious to give birth.

  • @thaDjMauz
    @thaDjMauz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    True facts has to be one of the few youtube series that not only started off strong, but managed to change for the better consistently. So many things changed their formula but lost their flare whereas true facts has just become better.

  • @DawnOldham
    @DawnOldham 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    The pictures of swarming crabs and little "crablets" was like something right out of a horror movie. I guess the people who live there get used to it!

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They looked like swarming ants, and to my horror, the swarming ants arrived.

  • @nickh.isalldamgenocntrol4444
    @nickh.isalldamgenocntrol4444 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Its like Christmas when an episode comes out. lol , learning a bunch while laughing can't get any better.

  • @Ryanwizardstaff
    @Ryanwizardstaff 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    12:26 Oh so this is what the Pokémon Kingler took inspiration from, neat.

  • @MK1JackCG
    @MK1JackCG 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    ZeFrank even makes the ads enjoyable!

  • @lucidiabautista2085
    @lucidiabautista2085 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The power in the line, "I know what you want, you want the Claw!"
    I come back regularly just for that bit at the end

  • @theendoftheworld9921
    @theendoftheworld9921 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    "Hunting for rabbit's with a sledgehammer" is my favorite of your euphemisms yet

    • @katewheeler3984
      @katewheeler3984 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Seconded. Laughed my ass off

  • @TheOpalHammer
    @TheOpalHammer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    No one gonna mention that the coconut crab is attacking like a Dark Souls boss

  • @dfrjbr
    @dfrjbr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    A great Sunday starts with ze Frank!

  • @dash8425
    @dash8425 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have no idea how I didn't know about ZeFrank until now, but I am so thankful for that one random comment on TH-cam that helped me find this channel.
    I haven't laughed this much in half a decade and I am learning a lot too.

  • @pamelawu9649
    @pamelawu9649 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Man! I have loved you since the BuzzFeed and Dear Kitten days. My cats thank you for the moist delicious wet food, and I for the comedy. THANK YOU!!

  • @SilasCochran-zq5de
    @SilasCochran-zq5de 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Good timing thank you again you cheered up a very depressed veteran and now I'm giggling keep them coming thank you

    • @eledatowle8767
      @eledatowle8767 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Anytime I'm feeling down, two or three of his videos will definitely do the trick. Better than medicine!

    • @metalmamasue3680
      @metalmamasue3680 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree, this is exactly what I needed right now. Laughs a plenty from a new ZeFrank video ❤ best medicine ever. 😊

  • @SWISS-1337
    @SWISS-1337 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Thanks, I was feeling really crabby before watching this. I was being so snippy. But I feel like I have been able to come out of my shell after watching this.

  • @FrikInCasualMode
    @FrikInCasualMode 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    That was fascinating, Mr. Ze. Crabs are incredible. So incredible in fact, everything keeps evolving into them!

    • @dude-jk2hn
      @dude-jk2hn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was learning while being entertained.

  • @AmrAlodaini
    @AmrAlodaini 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I just came across this channel by chance. What a treasure! I love every video here and can't wait to watch them all

  • @nickk4953
    @nickk4953 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This man is amazing with creating fun educational content. If only 10% of the video out there were like this the world would be a better place

  • @OneMillionBees
    @OneMillionBees 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I'm so glad people don't have to molt. Thanks for putting that thought in my head.

    • @metalmamasue3680
      @metalmamasue3680 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤣🤣 me too lol. Love these gems from zefrank.

  • @reachthroughreality
    @reachthroughreality 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    New fear unlocked: carpet of crabs

  • @avianna7738
    @avianna7738 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    11:31 Omfg that exodus of a hoard of ocean spiders is absolute nightmare fuel.

  • @GigaToad-wc8kp
    @GigaToad-wc8kp 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The only problem with these videos is there isn't enough and never will be enough of them.

  • @michaelchen2718
    @michaelchen2718 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    12:38 ok this one might actually be my favorite.

  • @geoffreyentwistle8176
    @geoffreyentwistle8176 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I love that every one of your videos I watch, I learn something new and interesting, because you put some real effort into finding recent research on the animals! 😊

  • @wanderingbufoon
    @wanderingbufoon 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I love it when ZeFrank uploads and I'm learning about stuff that I normally don't care about.

  • @imalittleeggroll
    @imalittleeggroll 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    It feels like CHRISTMAS because of this video! Merry Crabby Christmas everycrab! 🦀🎄

  • @RandallChase1
    @RandallChase1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    7:20 that’s about the most Wisconsin crab I’ve ever seen!!

  • @greg_4201
    @greg_4201 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I've been watching for a long time.
    These never fail to be simultaneously both the most educational and hilarious videos on youtube.
    You..... are funny, sir!

  • @user-fu5iu3xw9v
    @user-fu5iu3xw9v 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Кроме юмора и уникальной подачи, черт возьми, до чего же здесь много качественного видеоматериала!🤩

    • @Corrie-_-
      @Corrie-_- 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, but the humor and unique presentation tops it off perfectly ❤

    • @timsullivan4566
      @timsullivan4566 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      оскільки

  • @saccharinesilk
    @saccharinesilk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    8:01 "nice anemone!" "thanks it has pockets!"

  • @DreamDaddie
    @DreamDaddie 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Yes! A new True Facts! It’s going to be a good day!

  • @Danka42
    @Danka42 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    1:19 Nothing could prepare me for this. Nothing. 😂🤣😂