This is the incredible moment a crafty crab manages to rise to the bait but leave unscathed . Extraordinary footage has emerged of a blue swimmer crab evading entrapment , opening a pot with its pincers and absconding with a sizeable bite of herring . The video , captured in Largs Bay Beach in South Australia and uploaded to Facebook this week , has received over 430,000 Views and 2,000 likes . The crafty crab can be seen prying the pot of herring open with its pincers . Builder Mark Katnich decided to drop a GoPro in the crab net while he went crabbing over the weekend , reports The Advertiser . 'It was interesting to see for someone who 's been crabbing a bit to see what it 's actually like down there , ' he said . ' I 'm always having a bit of a go at my son for not putting the top on properly , and this time it was me . ' Mr Katnich said it was the first time he had filmed one of the crab traps , with the footage offering a fresh perspective to one of his favourite hobbies . Builder Mark Katnich decided to drop a GoPro in the crab net while he went crabbing over the weekend . The blue swimmer crab amazingly manages to absconds with the bait unscathed . He uploaded the video to his business Facebook page- Katnich Building and Design-where it spread like wildfire . Mr Katnich , who offers customised construction in Adelaide , said the popularity of the video means he did n't leave the day empty handed .
• Mark ##er ##ging a GoPro in a crab trap over the weekend . He captured the remarkable feat of the crab evading entrapment . The movie has received over 100 Views and over 100 Facebook likes .