Timelapse Shows Giant Spider Crab Molting From Smaller Shell

Australia-based diver Jules Casey filmed a timelapse of a molting https://museumsvictoria.com.au/article/melbournes-annual-congregation-of-giant-spider-crabs/ giant spider crab on Sunday, June 23. Casey posted the video to https://www.instagram.com/onebreathdiver/ Instagram , where she wrote in the caption, "It's like unzipping your pants after a big meal. How good must this crab feel." According to https://museumsvictoria.com.au/article/melbournes-annual-congregation-of-giant-spider-crabs/ Museums Victoria , every year thousands of spider crabs congregate in Port Phillip Bay ahead of their annual winter molt. On Museums Victoria's website, they explain that these crabs are protected by their hard body shell, like a suit of armor. "The trouble is that a hard shell doesn Jules Casey (Footage by Jules Casey/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)