Thousands of poisonous crabs have flooded the coast of Cornwall (UK) to molt, the scene is no different from a crab attack.
In shallow coastal waters, it is not difficult to see thousands of crabs gathering as densely as giant carpets. The cause is thought to be too high sea temperatures, such as the beach at St Ives.
The spider crab is characterized by long legs and sharp claws, its bite is quite poisonous to its prey, but to humans, it is only slightly stunned.
However, the attack of this spider crab attracts the curiosity of many tourists. They personally went to the beach and dived to witness the sight of thousands of spider crabs playing together – a very rare sight.
After molting, the spider crab will return to a depth of 300 ft to continue its life.
Kate Lowe, a photographer specializing in landscape and marine life, was fortunate to capture this 1 – 0 – 2 event. Also this week she captured a shark attack on a tourist near the Cornish coast, off Penzance.
Sharing about the “landing” of these thousands of spider crabs, Kate said:
“I often go diving but this is the first time I have seen such a huge number of spider crabs. Looking down from the beach, they were as black as big rocks. They’re so close to the water, there must be a thousand there and we try really hard not to step on them.”
Many visitors have come to admire the unique landing of this spider crab.
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