Why do Horseshoe Crabs Come to Massachusetts every year?

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  • Опубліковано 2 бер 2019
  • It's Cameraman Tim's debut as a field correspondent! Tim travels to Cape Cod, Massachusetts to investigate the annual Horseshoe Crab invasion!
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  • @Catobleppa
    @Catobleppa 5 років тому +325

    "males cling onto females and follow them everywhere until they are ready to mate" a time tested strategy

    • @rosemarynguyen1909
      @rosemarynguyen1909 5 років тому +30

      I think the females need to get a restraining order 😅

    • @smobilson1359
      @smobilson1359 5 років тому +6

      Then the females wouldn’t exist anymore

  • @KatGlos
    @KatGlos 5 років тому +157

    Horseshoe crabs are so fascinating! When I was a kid growing up in Malaysia, every time my family went to the sea I would rescue horseshoe crabs from nets on the tidal flats and put them back in the water.

    • @pandanuscreekfilms6841
      @pandanuscreekfilms6841 5 років тому +5

      that's very cool, Kat

    • @johnnysfriend4515
      @johnnysfriend4515 5 років тому +3

      Yeah, Kat

    • @bobbyjorge485
      @bobbyjorge485 2 роки тому

      i guess im randomly asking but does someone know of a tool to get back into an instagram account?
      I somehow forgot my account password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me.

    • @dangelojustus3337
      @dangelojustus3337 2 роки тому

      @Bobby Jorge Instablaster ;)

    • @KyleJarixManalang
      @KyleJarixManalang 2 місяці тому

      So cool I wish I saw horseshoe crabs on Philippine Beaches ;-;​@@dangelojustus3337

  • @thatisartnotpffft6368
    @thatisartnotpffft6368 5 років тому +271

    At least 450 million years.... helmets save lives.

    • @stephanievandeusen6301
      @stephanievandeusen6301 4 роки тому +1

      thatisartnotpffft the earth has only been around for about 7000. It’s in he bible

    • @clumsyy3705
      @clumsyy3705 3 роки тому +11

      @@stephanievandeusen6301 everything in the Bible is fake

    • @pierrebegley2746
      @pierrebegley2746 3 роки тому +10

      @@stephanievandeusen6301 Horseshoe crabs and their fossils are kind of proof that the world is definitely older than that.

    • @burningsoul7781
      @burningsoul7781 3 роки тому

      @@susanwatson1384 there’s scientific proof, get a life

    • @NS-bg5el
      @NS-bg5el 3 роки тому +1

      @@burningsoul7781 bro he was just kidding, relax lmaoo. Mabey little Bible reading could do you some good :)

  • @aspecreviews
    @aspecreviews 3 роки тому +15

    Jonathan: walking helmet
    Me: 1st gen Roomba with a tail

  • @Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears
    @Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears 5 років тому +43

    Horse shoe crabs are one of my favorites. They are so unintentionally comedic. Like that escape of the flipped one at the beginning. :) 1:43

  • @xxan4716
    @xxan4716 5 років тому +145

    can you imagine going to a bar to pick up some hot ladies and a giant picks you up and interrupts? I would be cranky, too.

  • @wither5673
    @wither5673 3 роки тому +10

    ''Welcome to blue world!!!''
    hammerhead shark: B O N K

  • @dontcallmelil8619
    @dontcallmelil8619 5 років тому +35

    Crustaceans and spiders scare me deeply, but these guys are cute!

    • @ashlynrobinson4388
      @ashlynrobinson4388 3 роки тому +6

      You can’t not love them, lmao. They’re like the armadillos of the ocean!

    • @cameroncooksey6718
      @cameroncooksey6718 2 роки тому

      @@ashlynrobinson4388 I like armadillos as well but they would probably be like some hard covered bug of the ocean

    • @rrruby1377
      @rrruby1377 2 роки тому +1

      couldnt agree more with you. they are just hoovering the ocean for worms and such, minding their own business while looking like little helmets with eyes

  • @RoarTheRapper
    @RoarTheRapper 5 років тому +17

    In college I had a biology class where we got to bring sea creatures in like the Horshoe crab. Those guys are my favorite animals in the whole ocean :-) they’re so friendly and cute, it was a lot of fun learning about them!

  • @_h3rb
    @_h3rb 5 років тому +22

    I'm always amazed by these Kabuto pokemon crabs

  • @thomasdegenhardt8014
    @thomasdegenhardt8014 5 років тому +61

    Wow the ocean is amazing. Today I completed my first dive over 10 meters since getting certified. Thanks for inspiring me Jonathan 👍

    • @rebellefleur435
      @rebellefleur435 5 років тому +2

      Congrats!

    • @madhvisaini74
      @madhvisaini74 5 років тому +1

      Thomas Degenhardt yes congrats

    • @BlueWorldTV
      @BlueWorldTV  5 років тому +14

      Congratulations! Remember it's not about the depth, it's about what you see.

  • @mr.shellythemaybe5th776
    @mr.shellythemaybe5th776 4 роки тому +12

    Puppys: we're the most wholesome animal
    Horseshoe crabs: hold my salt water

  • @Dandeb19
    @Dandeb19 Рік тому +1

    Thank you cameraman Tim, good job... Thanks Jonathan, always so enjoyable to watch and learn with you.

  • @nonyabeatcat
    @nonyabeatcat 5 років тому +3

    Great to see another video from the Blue World team! Love you guys!

  • @SpelKille
    @SpelKille 5 років тому +31

    1:51 It's galloping OMG!

    • @mattyicicles1608
      @mattyicicles1608 4 роки тому

      exactly what i thought lol

    • @AresAmielDBinag
      @AresAmielDBinag 4 роки тому

      Wanna know how they gallop?
      Cus there HORSE-sho crabs

    • @drizeanbustee
      @drizeanbustee 4 роки тому

      something dat i dont know
      2/10

    • @elitheperson6447
      @elitheperson6447 3 роки тому

      Imagine if Horseshoe crabs were actual Horses hooves, then you'd have double galloping

  • @AnotherLuckyStar
    @AnotherLuckyStar 5 років тому +1

    Great, a new episode of my favorite show, Cameraman Tim's Blue World.

  • @0x666x
    @0x666x 4 роки тому +2

    I love the way he use his tail 🤣 it's really cute

  • @stilcrazychris
    @stilcrazychris 5 років тому +4

    Great Camera work on those crabs underwater. Nice job all around.
    Chris from Missouri

  • @FintasticFilms
    @FintasticFilms 5 років тому +1

    Yet another amazing episode! Horseshoe crabs are so cool!

  • @BDNeon
    @BDNeon 5 років тому +44

    Heh, Tim's right, it does look like a facehugger.

    • @Spill1Over
      @Spill1Over 4 роки тому

      It looka like a heilmcrab from monster Hunter world

  • @pricediver
    @pricediver 5 років тому +4

    Cameraman tim did a great job !!

  • @anabekbond9684
    @anabekbond9684 4 роки тому

    My marine invertebrate biology class is learning about arthropods now, so it's cool to observe the behavior of horseshoe crabs in your video. Thanks for your video!

  • @joshbainbridge5086
    @joshbainbridge5086 5 років тому +3

    You continue with impressing me with your videos and you make me want to continue PADI training and go on accomplishing goals

  • @MatthewGaming-
    @MatthewGaming- 4 роки тому +10

    Horseshoe crabs are the closest living relatives to the Eurypterids, also known as the sea scorpions. I think they might also be the closest living relatives to Trilobites, but I might be wrong about that.

  • @pandanuscreekfilms6841
    @pandanuscreekfilms6841 5 років тому

    That's amazing. They are amazing. Their way of movement is fantastic to watch, a kind of swim walk motion.

  • @sharkdoesstufff
    @sharkdoesstufff 5 років тому +1

    Horseshoe crabs are so awesome, and if you think about it, they are the closes thing we have to trilobites, at least I think, they are also so cute! I named one Derek!
    Great work blue world TV!

  • @M_A_C_K_WA
    @M_A_C_K_WA 5 років тому +8

    Great video again!

  • @SkyScourgeGod
    @SkyScourgeGod 5 років тому +6

    Great job Cameraman Tim, looks like they took our advice and gave you your own segment! I totally forgot about the Horseshoe crab so its nice to have a crash course about them. By the way Tim, I know you were thinking that the crabs looked like facehuggers from Alien. I'm a nerd so it was obvious to me, lol. Me personally, I think they look more like Kabuto from Pokémon (look it up, you'll get it). Looking forward to your next segment Jonathan and Tim! :D

  • @mariarosanna9650
    @mariarosanna9650 5 років тому

    Yay! Learned something new today😉 Thanks for this new video😊❤

  • @tuffgirl922
    @tuffgirl922 5 років тому

    Nice debut Cameraman Tim! Keep them coming! Watch out Jonathan, you may have some competition here! LOL

  • @rpe4115
    @rpe4115 5 років тому +1

    Wow. My most favorite video so far!!

  • @BikieMC
    @BikieMC 5 років тому +1

    Hey hey heyyyy great vid!!
    Edit: Camera man Tim did amazing! Great job bro

  • @rosepearl2135
    @rosepearl2135 5 років тому

    I’m really digging cameraman Tim as the correspondent. He’s doing great

  • @minasvardaoulis3108
    @minasvardaoulis3108 5 років тому

    Great job camerman TIM

  • @dharamnathsah9437
    @dharamnathsah9437 3 роки тому +1

    i truly love jonathan team working and I love your exploration and research, your dive. i missed those moments a lots.
    love you jonathan and your team. love from Nepal.

  • @jesseschoenfelder6455
    @jesseschoenfelder6455 5 років тому

    Nice! Was waiting for another one !!

  • @hibzaokilife1398
    @hibzaokilife1398 5 років тому +9

    I have thalassophobia but seeing all this video makes me excite and fight my phobia ..💖

  • @cattuongpham7457
    @cattuongpham7457 3 роки тому +1

    It's so cool that horshoecrab camera Tim got is balc never seen that color before !!!

  • @derby2510
    @derby2510 3 роки тому +2

    I used to like finding the molted shells that were all over the beach in Falmouth back in the 80s when I was a kid.

  • @scottjackson1332
    @scottjackson1332 5 років тому +1

    We were finding them all over at Sanibel Island in Florida last summer doing the same things. I figure it's a good sign. Jonathan, if you ever get the chance to check out St. Joseph's Bay in Florida near Apalachicola, it's an awesome place. Quite the nursery for little critters from horseshoe crabs, baby sting rays and baby sharks, to all kinds of conch and other shelled critters. The southern most part of the bay near all the sand bars is the place to go. Clear warm water about 3 to 5 feet deep.

  • @jaxsonwilliams5432
    @jaxsonwilliams5432 3 роки тому

    I love Jonathan Bird ♥️

  • @brighton2862
    @brighton2862 3 роки тому +3

    horseshoe crabs are so cool

  • @bikoy143
    @bikoy143 5 років тому +2

    Why the hell don't you have more views and more subscribers?! Your videos are amazing!

  • @CouncilEstatePopMusic
    @CouncilEstatePopMusic Рік тому

    Such wonderful bizarre sea critters!
    Thanks for your upload. Always good to learn more.

  • @Looney2750
    @Looney2750 5 років тому

    The first one was so adorable and little . I think I love them now . ❤️😅

  • @donnajackson3632
    @donnajackson3632 4 роки тому

    How cool is that !

  • @edwinrodriguez534
    @edwinrodriguez534 5 років тому +1

    Hi Jonathan and Blue World Crew!
    Always a fan of all your videos, and here's hoping you swing by Puerto Rico when you get the chance! We have cool airplane wrecks in Aguadilla out in the West and many things to see in Mayaguez and Ponce. We also have two Bioluminescent bays, one in Lajas and one in Vieques (a small island off to our east side). Maybe you can do a video on Dinoflagellates and how they work to create these bays!
    Thanks for another awesome video!

  • @masterbob95
    @masterbob95 5 років тому

    Continue the great work. Love the Chanel

  • @mordeart8698
    @mordeart8698 5 років тому +2

    My favorite UA-cam. Channel blue world

  • @thememechannel5744
    @thememechannel5744 5 років тому

    been awhile since I watched this channel, but good to be watching this again. :D

  • @seharaliofficial5545
    @seharaliofficial5545 3 роки тому +1

    Wonderful Jonathan

  • @czarinahisabelleverzosa7350
    @czarinahisabelleverzosa7350 5 років тому

    Greetings from the PH! I love your videos! 😊❤

  • @todivetoday
    @todivetoday 5 років тому

    Nice episode, BW, and thank you for the interesting information.

  • @emilybrown3882
    @emilybrown3882 5 років тому

    Love your videos so much

  • @mr.shellythemaybe5th776
    @mr.shellythemaybe5th776 4 роки тому +1

    this is very wholesome

  • @skyguard1an
    @skyguard1an 4 роки тому +2

    imagine having one as a pet they are creepilly adorable but probably my favorite sea creature

  • @zilipphimbardo6138
    @zilipphimbardo6138 5 років тому

    Wow your videos are awesome! My zoology teacher sometimes uses them to show what he’s explaining!

  • @theprehistoricprofessor9076
    @theprehistoricprofessor9076 5 років тому +5

    Horseshoe Crabs have been here since the Late Ordivician Period! In other words, 450 million years like Mr. Bird said!

  • @idealfriend858
    @idealfriend858 5 років тому

    Thanks 💐💐💐

  • @theresapepanio3819
    @theresapepanio3819 4 роки тому +2

    Wow one of another awesome creations of God!😘 Thanks Tim for the effort and blue world too😘

  • @notme756
    @notme756 2 роки тому

    way to go tim, i got the avp reference right away lol

  • @vishnunair5766
    @vishnunair5766 3 роки тому +1

    First time visited...loved it🤩❤️🔥🔥🔥

  • @AresAmielDBinag
    @AresAmielDBinag 4 роки тому +1

    Wow an ALBINO HORSE SHOE CRAB 2:10 never seen that color horse shoe crab before :D

  • @idkwhattoputfornyuser8307
    @idkwhattoputfornyuser8307 5 років тому +6

    Hi I'm new here and subscribed immediately!! Im a huge fan of the ocean and had a dream to scuba dive since I don't know I have a dream to dive with you but I don't know if my parents will let me but keep up the good content!!! :D

  • @mrwednesdaynight
    @mrwednesdaynight 2 роки тому

    COOL this video is awesome

  • @bezbtw1946
    @bezbtw1946 5 років тому +2

    I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL AND VIDEOS ❤️💪💪👍 Especially the red sea dive becuase i dived there and saw shark and thousands of lionfish and turtles 🐢 and blue spotted stingrays

  • @edtsonggo
    @edtsonggo 5 років тому

    This makes me happy

  • @rhirhi7776
    @rhirhi7776 5 років тому

    💙🙏🏿 your the best Jonothan!

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme 5 років тому

    Enjoyed and gave a Thumbs Up also

  • @valleynursery949
    @valleynursery949 5 років тому

    your viedos are so awsome

  • @joellesekulich
    @joellesekulich 4 роки тому +2

    theyre so cute!!!

  • @theherbman2101
    @theherbman2101 4 роки тому

    What a wholesome creature

  • @dayaninikhaton
    @dayaninikhaton 2 роки тому +2

    Its interesting in that despite how harmless they are, they've managed to hang in there almost half a BILLION years.

  • @commanderfreakkz5688
    @commanderfreakkz5688 Рік тому +1

    The horseshoe crap design reminds me of a sci Fi alien ship

  • @TanyaQueen182
    @TanyaQueen182 11 місяців тому

    My dad used to take me real early in the morning to Hampton Beach Jetty and we'd catch them all the time when I was really little so like 1980 ish. Love Horseshoe crabs the creepy little dudes are awesome.

  • @apdroidgeek1737
    @apdroidgeek1737 5 років тому

    i like your videos thanks for sharing...

  • @nareshkumar9765
    @nareshkumar9765 5 років тому

    Amazing

  • @ryanplaysmarinelifeandmore8708
    @ryanplaysmarinelifeandmore8708 5 років тому

    I'm finally getting my swimming lessons! It felt like forever but at least I get a step up from scuba lessons

  • @elaineb7065
    @elaineb7065 5 років тому

    WOW!!! A species even older than we are!!! Sharky xxx

  • @iilikecereal
    @iilikecereal 4 роки тому

    its so funny watching them wiggle angrily when they're picked up

  • @apdroidgeek1737
    @apdroidgeek1737 5 років тому +2

    i love how they dont even try to pinch people when they get picked up... what a completely harmless creatures

    • @apdroidgeek1737
      @apdroidgeek1737 5 років тому

      DEDSEC XVII uhmm.. i already know that.. i was pointing out on how harmless they are...

    • @apdroidgeek1737
      @apdroidgeek1737 5 років тому

      DEDSEC XVII thank you for stating the obvious though...

  • @voidables
    @voidables 5 років тому +1

    The camerawork is nice

  • @thatonestupiddude2558
    @thatonestupiddude2558 5 років тому

    Nice video!

  • @erikakensuke
    @erikakensuke 2 роки тому +1

    Who's that Pokemon???
    Tim: it's a face hugger
    Me: It's Kabuto!

  • @blacksparkles562
    @blacksparkles562 2 роки тому

    bro these things are so cool

  • @joebaumgart1146
    @joebaumgart1146 3 роки тому

    I really like this channel. Very Professional.

    • @BlueWorldTV
      @BlueWorldTV  3 роки тому +1

      Glad you enjoy it!

    • @joebaumgart1146
      @joebaumgart1146 3 роки тому

      @@BlueWorldTV my father is terrified of these. He found one as a kid and thought it was an alien! He's still afraid of them. I think they're cute.

  • @Ecotasia
    @Ecotasia 5 років тому

    They are really neat animals. I need to get out to the east coast when they are near shore

  • @echo-nk9zt
    @echo-nk9zt 5 років тому

    Its just Wow, I've never seen this creature before 😱

  • @medbyhi5114
    @medbyhi5114 4 роки тому +3

    Cute!!!!

    • @medbyhi5114
      @medbyhi5114 4 роки тому

      Tachypleus tridentatus are cute so!

  • @busybillyb33
    @busybillyb33 5 років тому +4

    3:44 Alien Facehugger reference? 😂

  • @Glueckskeks06
    @Glueckskeks06 3 роки тому +1

    Ocean roombas! 🥰🥰🥰

  • @Rajyt777
    @Rajyt777 5 років тому

    Awesome

  • @apdroidgeek1737
    @apdroidgeek1737 5 років тому

    they are adorable

  • @proximo1033
    @proximo1033 5 років тому

    There is also an iconic bird species called the red knot that makes incredibly long migration which numbers have fallen dramatically recently due to horseshoe crabs overfishing, while it is closely dependent on them, feeding on their eggs, I wonder also if they are doing better right now.

  • @blue_jai2790
    @blue_jai2790 5 років тому

    I didn’t want to put the times today cause- I’m freaking lazy today so lol
    But this was awesome. I’ve always wanted to know more about horseshoe “crabs.” I didn’t even know they weren’t really crabs. Jeez science’ll trick ya
    Also Tim did amazing

  • @creatureconnor
    @creatureconnor 5 років тому +2

    Hey Jonathan, boy do I have a story for you! It was the year, 2014. I was 11 years old. I was blue crab fishing off a bridge in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware with my boy scout troop as the sun set. It was a beautiful evening. About 45 minutes into it, I spotted a huge snapping turtle swim through the reeds and go under the bridge. I dropped my net and went down to go after it. Once under the bridge, I realized that it wasn't a snapping turtle, but a giant horseshoe crab! To say that this thing was massive, is a bit of an understatement. It was humongous! According to Google, female horseshoe crabs grow up to 18 to 19 inches from head tail while males grow up to 14 to 15 inches. This thing was at least a whopping two feet (24 inches) long! Must have been a female! But man, what a Whopper! I dove into the shallow water after the giant and grabbed it by the back of it's shell! It was flipping its long spiky tail everywhere to try and dislodge itself from the grasp of my hands but it was no match! I was dedicated to landing this giant! It took every ounce of strength in me to haul it up while it was rapidly jabbing its giant Spike at my face. I carried it up, back to the bridge where every scout was in awe! Some of them were confused at the mythical creature because they had no idea what a horseshoe crab even was! We all got our phones out to take pictures and videos. This thing was massive! I've caught horseshoe crabs before but I've never caught one this big and I'll never forget this incredible catch! I wish I could show you the pictures. Also, beautiful video!

  • @alienlv426ify
    @alienlv426ify 5 років тому

    Incredible survivors!

  • @genewalker9591
    @genewalker9591 5 років тому +1

    ancestors of the horseshoe crab has outlived the dinosaurs, who lived for 60-230 million years, while the horseshoe crab has lived over 450 million years... BOI!

  • @mohamedmouadghaffouli2195
    @mohamedmouadghaffouli2195 5 років тому

    Wooow 😍I've never heard of this

  • @cx8802
    @cx8802 5 років тому

    Yes a new vid