Little dude is actually feeding. I don’t know if it’s their proper name, but growing up in Australia, we always called them sand bubbler crabs. Those little balls feel awesome to walk on. At low tide, beaches can get covered with those little balls.
Just a general piece of advice, no animal behavior is practiced for no reason. Cats play to hone their hunting skills. Birds chirp to communicate and find a mate. In this case, the crab is eating and discarding the waste sand.
I had to Google this. It’s eating, the sand balls are a by-product of feeding on meiofauna.
This is called fossicking
Forbidden dip n dots
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
🦀 – *Noooooo, my balls!!!*
This makes me think of Calvin’s tiny snowman army (Calvin & Hobbes)
TELL ME YOUR MYSTERIES MY TINY CRUSTACEAN FRIEND
He’s got a wife and three crab kids to put through school.
Just practicing making snowballs for when the snow arrives.
David Attenborough said of them, “the best “back heel” in the natural world””.
Little dude is actually feeding. I don’t know if it’s their proper name, but growing up in Australia, we always called them sand bubbler crabs. Those little balls feel awesome to walk on. At low tide, beaches can get covered with those little balls.
He might be preparing for a sandball fight.
Crab: *Hits the sea weed*
Crab: …….
Crab: …….
Crab: want to see my Wall-e impression?
So, THAT is how Peanut Butter Crunch is made. What a good crab.
“Oh, look at me, I’m human, I produce unnecessary shit and be proud of it”
Just a general piece of advice, no animal behavior is practiced for no reason. Cats play to hone their hunting skills. Birds chirp to communicate and find a mate. In this case, the crab is eating and discarding the waste sand.
So cool. I see these little balls all over the place and never knew that’s where they came from. Nice
What a funky little dude
Gearing up for an epic sandball fight when his mates get home from school.
So many sand balls to get a meal! There must be like one tiny bit of meiofauna every fifth ball.
Anyone know the name of the song?
I’ve had sandy balls before
Crab balls are absolutely scrumptious.
Gonna have an EPIC SAND BALL FIGHT
Crabs are cool! Well, some crabs
No one touch that crabs balls
ZeFrank did a wonderful video on the sand bubbler crabs!
How long you stand there?
Uhhh it’s not just passing the time. It’s actually eating. And since what it eats is so tiny it has to process a lot of sand.
I love how it scoots the pellets aside. I wonder if he’s humming a tune 🎶 like ‘Under the sea’.
God forbid men have hobbies
Who needs snowballs when you can have a sandball fight
I fossick everytime I’m on reddit
People ask why? It’s because his mom told him not to.