Watch a Hungry Stingray Chomp Down on a Crab Like It’s Thanksgiving Dinner

Spy cameras are an amazing thing to capture footage of animals that we would otherwise not be able to see in their natural environment. It is one thing to see animals in a zoo but quite another to watch how they are in their habitats. Watch a spy camera show us what happens with a hungry stingray below. 

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This video shown at the top of this blog post takes us to the depths of the ocean. We see a hungry stingray who is on his way to a buffet feast. Only it won’t be as easy as he thinks it will. He’s got to work for it.

BBC One filmed and then posted this video for its followers to share. Uniquely, they have added a spy spider crab into the midst of the hundreds of other crabs that can be seen here. “Our spy becomes the crab’s defender,” the narrator says. Covering those that are in danger of the stingray coming back so quickly. 

This stingray knows that those with the harder shells aren’t worth the trouble. So, he is on the hunt for those with softer shells. The narrator chimes in, “Those with soft shells hide among the hoards.” 

The stingray has found one with a softer shell, and we see him eat this crab up like it’s Thanksgiving dinner for him. Luckily for the crabs that are in the midst of the others, they can now get away because the stingray has chosen his prey. 

However, just as quickly as this stingray has gobbled the crab up, he is now on the hunt for another. This stingray does not stop at one. He can eat up to 50 a day. “Those with the hardened shells form an armored fortress, with the soft shelled hidden beneath.” 

What Do Stingray Eat?

Stingrays of the order Stingray can be found in tropical and subtropical waters. They can weigh anywhere from 55-215 pounds and reach from 19-80 inches in length. Stingrays can typically eat about 4-6% of their body weight of food in a week. 

“Stingrays are purely carnivorous and, like most carnivores, they like to eat animals smaller than themselves.” They will eat prey such as snails, clams, squids, shrimp, and of course crabs. 

With the stingray’s ability to eat up to six percent of its body weight, it’s no wonder this ray is a master and picking the crabs out of the hoard in the video above. 

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