Spider Crab Molting at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA

This is a video of a spider crab molting. Molting is the process in which animals cast off body parts such as hair, skin, or shells. In this case of this spider crab, it's molting its external shell (i.e. exoskeleton) which is important to the growth process of this animal.
Time has been compressed for viewing purposes, this footage was originally 40 minutes long.
Filmed on exhibit in the Northern Pacific Gallery at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California.

[@rainbowpower516]

wow amazing

[@nameofthepen]

Last year's shell; last year's jeans. In some ways, we are all one.

[@SwoleshadyII]

some butter sauce and Chesapeake bay seasoning man it would be good

[@Oohiyall11]

"don't get ur legs tangled crab!!"

[@jermainedelacruz4560]

Them legs

[@grizzl360]

Imagine having to go through this every year.

[@DevilishlyGood98]

Ew, yet cool