Researchers from Schmidt Ocean Institute were amazed when a crab they were watching suddenly pulled a fish out of thin air.
“Wait, he just caught a fish, and now he’s eating it,” says one of the researchers in the video.
“I’m hitting the OMG button!” says another. “Are you kidding?”
The crab appeared to conjure a fish from nowhere, leaving the scientists baffled. As they puzzle over what just happened, they realise the little crab had pulled the fish from the other side of the coral – and that another crab nearby may have stashed it there for later.
“So, he just stole somebody else’s fish?” the second researcher asks. Seconds later, the crab starts scuttling away as its companion tries to get its snack back.
Image and video credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute | creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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