*** FLEAS *** How to CATCH, CLEAN & COOK Sand Fleas
In this video I take you along with me to the beach in south Florida and show you one of my favorite things to do as a kid ! I show you how to CATCH , CLEAN and COOK Sand Fleas.
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Bruh
Lmao
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hahaha👍
Or what about some good old chiggers and rice
2:28 "That's how it's done" Flea proceeds to exit by the hole
U have a sharp eye!
I saw it too
😂😂😂
How it's not done
I saw it tooo
I’m 52 been using those fleas my whole life but I can honestly say I never thought to cook one. More power to ya
I live in Los Angeles and those are what we would call Hard Shell Sand Crabs. It was almost impossible not to scoop up a handful of sand off Santa Monica Beach back in the day. I checked several times in the past 15 years and haven't been able to find any. It's really sad. I see fishing reports from the Santa Monica Pier and the Santa Monica Bay and they say they're catching fish but I never see anything. I used to catch halibut off the Santa Monica Pier but not since the 1970s I'm so jealous! There still is one great fishing spot and that's off Point Dume North of Malibu. I've caught everything and anything imaginable from there and I suppose you still can. It's one of the most beautiful spots to fish from and just to be out. You can look up Point Dume and see how beautiful it is and at the same time extremely hazardous to get to. And I surely would not eat anything caught in the Santa Monica Bay these days. You are so lucky for your fishing opportunities!
try manhattan beach
Can't we call it something else ? Cause I swear, when I hear fleas , the last thing I am is hungry.
2ID VET Was a kinda counselor at a science camp and when we let the kids see them we called them sand crabs
They are also called sand crabs if that sounds more appetizing
They are called mole crabs and sand crabs so that is kind of better
Perhaps but I'm gonna have to pass on this one.
@@queenderp3983 Ahh not really .
I took my 3 yr old daughter to the beach in FL one year and she had the best time digging in the sand after sand fleas. She got really good at catching them and loved to hold them as they tried to dig their way out of her hands. Her giggle was fun to listen to. That was 34 years ago. :o) I'm glad you tried them. Now I don't have to. LOL
That was such a sweet, organically beautiful memory to share. Thank you. ❤️
thats the sweetest
W
Good memory
Reminds me of when I was young, and my dad would take me to the beach in South Carolina. I always loves animals, bugs, fish, etc. Anything. He taught me how to catch them, and I'd hold them in my hand and laugh, and called them tickle bugs. That was about 30 years ago, as well. Thank you for reminding me of this memory ♥
You remind me of a simpler time in my life that my mother provided. Thank you.
As a little girl in LA I remember catching these at the beach and we called them sand crabs...I used to catch them in my hand then they scurried away 🤗🤗🤗
Same here!
For those who aren't super enthusiastic about eating the sand fleas, they also make excellent bait for surf fishing.
B1ll Gates is salivating over this after a helping of grasshopper
Corbina!!!!!
I immediately said, THAT’S BAIT!
Now that works
That's a good use . I would never eat sand fleas lol
I’m not sure how I got here I just want to learn how to make jerk chicken
Me too lol
Baddie Behavior LMFAOOOO
same here ... I think I'm lost . lol
😂😂😂
I’d recommend Walkerswood jerk marinade!
God bless these family🙏💪
What a great family! Just came across your channel and I really enjoy watching your videos! I never knew sand fleas were a thing...shocked when I saw you cooking them and actually eating them! LOL! keep the great videos coming! Enjoy!
“Interesting sand flea fact”.... the world will never know
Egg Zach Lee 😂😂😂🤣🤣😭😭
stop stealing comments
@@Duckoo_ who are you talking to?
@@colleengoldson4829 Anna
Did someone say a fact...There are several creatures that may be called sand fleas: the sand fly, Tunga penetrans (the “true” sand flea or chigoes) or the arthropod from the family Talitridae. While all of these creatures are arthropods, none of them are in the same order. Sand flies are true flies which can bite. There are also Chigoes, which are parasitic fleas found in tropical areas, such as South America and Mexico, which may burrow into people’s feet. These pests could be the reason for some of the misinformation about “sand fleas” from the family Talitridae, including the misconception that sand fleas bite people. However, this article will focus solely on the sand fleas from the family Talitridae. Sand fleas are also commonly known as beach fleas, sand hoppers, or beach hoppers. Despite their common name, sand fleas are not actually fleas. In fact, they aren’t even insects. Sand fleas are very small crustaceans, in the Amphipod order. Sand fleas jump like fleas and are difficult to capture which may be how they got their common name, not because they actually bite people.
So apparently they are NOT “fleas/bugs” they’re actually crustaceans 🦞 like shrimp 🦐 crab 🦀 and lobster. They’re just small. The name is really off putting 😝
Thank you for the info!
Any aquatic animal with an exoskeleton is a crustacean if I'm not mistaken
Damian Franzen not entirely as Pill bugs are crustaceans
@@bluedragon8658 pill bugs aren't aquatic
They are crabs, sand crabs
Thanks again for another awesome video I really enjoyed it and as always I'm really looking forward to seeing the next video
Great family and kids. Proud dad
Stay tuned for flash-fried Bed Bugs ~~~
Lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣 dude for real..
sam Tollefson 😆😂🤣
You can do that yourself after a bad night at Taco Bell
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“God, can you smell that” no sir I cannot
😂
I liked when he told him to bring the camera closer so we could smell it.
Covid
Useful to know. Love the praying part.
I will try it. Thanks Looks Yummy...
Damn he really cut her off when she was going to say the Interesting Sand Flea Fact, wtf I wanted to know 😂
Me too!!
Ik!!
Man😂 I was hurt
Still waiting....
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Here in California they’re called sand crabs they don’t bite or anything
Nick in North Carolina at the beach we call them sea bears
In Virginia and Maryland we call them sand crabs. Sand fleas are different
@@garybrooks2753 yes here in Maryland sand fleas bite and are a bitch!
Yea they call em that too I live hawaii
Here in Africa, we call it food
Beautiful family and praying. I love it.😊
I think that was absolutely amazing and I will definitely start eating sand fleas because they looked delicious and they sounded delicious the way you guys made them sound
I'm here because of the algorithm. I was not disappointed.
Lol
Same Ppl eating bugs, thanks algorithm....
same
Same cuz I see these in NY beaches
*raises hand reluctantly *
"Interesting sand flea fact.." *cuts video
Rightt😭🤣
DusTyBoi ur profile picture matches ur reply lol
I was looking for this comment 😂😂😂
i know....i was like so ... what the f i wanted to hear this !
@@martindesrocher4528 i wonder if he did that on purpose, she was so into it to
Good day u work very hard u catch fish in fact anything you catch u know how to cook u are so good at what do u are truly bless 😊
THIS IS SOOO GREAT TO WATCH!!!!
Literally every episode of Naked and afraid when they’re on a beach starving and unable to catch fish I’m always yelling at the TV “ just dig for sand crabs in the waves!!!”
😭 that one guy only caught 6 of em and said that’s how u do it
Well he's right because when it comes to sand fleas, the less you eat the better.
I saw only 2, haha
One escaped 😂
😂😂😂
😂😂
i love digging in the sand for sand fleas! its really fun and if im lucky i see baby sand fleas! 😊
You have a beautiful family man.. congrats
What the hell 🤷🏻♂️ I wanted to hear the “interesting sand flea fact” LOL
alejandro betancourt so did i
Good Morning ... i think she meant the fact that she uses them as bait ... i guess ...
That they eat shrimp 🤷🏻♀️
"They're actually crustaceans, so they actually taste great."
On Coronavirus lockdown....ended up here.🤦🏾♀️
Same my friend....same😭😭😭😭
no clue as to how but me too!!
@@stevecole3192 Lol😂😂😂Downnnn the rabbit hole😂
Joe Brown shut up joe.
Lol me tooo!!! I have no proper sleep pattern, I’m just up at 2 in the morning scrolling through KZhead 😂😂😂
Here in Hawaii we call them sand turtles, never ate them only used for bait. But I think I'll try it, Mahalo's for sharing Blue Gabe! Looking forward to watching more of your videos! 👍🏾👍🏾♥️🤙🏾🤙🏾♥️✌🏾
OMG I never knew! Now I've gotta try it.
I love how that one sand flea was trying to hide in the small amount of dirt between his fingers it was kinda cute
Yeah haha
CUTE ?
@@iwantyoursmoke excuse me I meant FUCKING ADORABLE
Kind of like real crabs... lol
So cute you could eat it up?
I see people on vacation sinking their feet into sand, if they only knew what lurks below.
I went to ocean City and found one of those and i didn't know wat it was I got scared and killed it
@@anthonycaldwell1940 🤣
Free food👌
Anthony Caldwell lmaoooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You are right about that! I saw this video where a snake that is the exact same color as the sand burrows itself into the sand! You would never know he's there and he has 2 little horns on his head!
🙏Bless you & your family. 👍
love the video. grew up catching sand fleas with my dag ol hands.. never knew there was a tool to catch them.
I was today years old when I discovered these creatures existed
codpieceofjustice lol same
Lol🤣🤣🤣
Same
I don't think we get them here. All the times I've collected bait at the beach and gone fishing I've never seen these things. I live on the coast in Queensland, Australia, so you can check for me if you want.
codpieceofjustice I knew about these since me & my ex were trying to catch one
I played with these as a kid. And we knew them as sand crabs.
Same
Yup...sand crabs
A G.J same
Floridians ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I want some sand flea soup. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤢🤮
Glad to see jon lovitz got a tan and is helping you scoop sand fleas
Love the blessing.
Those little roach mermaids do not look delicious. *Adds this to her end of the world skill set*
There actually good if you try them.
Roach mermaids 😹😹😹💀💀💀
roach mermaids hehehehe good one !
@@chelsea6982 do you have a certain way you cook them or like them prepared?
*Roach Mermaids* I CAN'T BREATHE 💀
Honestly, my favorite part of the video was the whole dinner with everyone smiling and laughing. Real wholesome af
U
Friends and family together makes life better
Just felt like a cool summer night
@Sum BRUH RIGHT! That's an awesome saltwater tank
@Everythings Eventual Sometimes when life is hard we can't truly appreciate the little things. That's just truth yo. Hope you have a happy new year man!
I love going back and watching your old videos
Never tried this but now i am 👍👍👍
Man it’s just crazy how I randomly watch these types of videos out of nowhere lol I be watching some sports type shit then the next it’s this lol
Came here after the '21 nfl draft!
Came here after watching the news about the man who died while booing in a baseball match
Same lmao 😆
Haha... same here
I'm here after watching a video about doppelgangers smh
1) I’ve never heard them called sand fleas lol. We just call the sand crabs where I grew up, but now that I think about it, aren’t all crabs “sand crabs”? So sand fleas actually makes more sense lol 2) I’ve never heard of them being cooked or eaten either 3) it looks like fun
We called them sand crabs too.
In the Caribbean/Trinidad and Tobago we call them sea cockroach never knew ppl eat them
Sandbites sound more appealing in my opinion.
Thank you... I was watching this and saw them. Was trying to remember what we called them when we played with them growing up. Was driving me crazy...
@Wildlife Warrior No they are actually called Pacific sand crabs or Pacific mole crabs and I think the actual scientific name is Emerita. Idk where sand fleas came from, and if anything it should be called a sand tick, because it more so resembles ticks than fleas
Hey blue Gabe my name is Shawn I just recently discovered your channel and it's the only thing I watch now I live in Vancouver British Columbia Canada I too am a avid fisherman I'm on the water too any chance I get thank you I've learned a lot from watching the channel you are very smart and wise when it comes to fishing you know your stuff you're also an amazing father just had to say that don't see that a lot your kids are very well behaved and going to grow up to be fine young men keep up the good work and keep up the awesome videos I love them you inspired me to start my own KZhead channel I'm just now doing the research on what's involved and how to do it I'm actually sitting down here on the water right now by myself fishing off the dock while watching your channel glad I discovered your channel again you're very wise keep up showing us what you're doing and how to do it you explain stuff very well im 54 fishing since I was a little boy I've learned more in the last week and a half since I discovered your channel then the last 54 years thank you
Looks like something I would enjoy, great cooking!
We called them sand crabs, sand fleas are tiny flying, biting flies on the beach. Sand crabs make great bait for surf fishing. You can use an old spark plug as a weight.
Thank you, the whole damn video I'm like those aren't sand fleas, like you said sand fleas bite and are bugs not crustaceans. These here are sand crabs
No those are sand flies.. 😅
they are known as sand fleas as well..
People call them both!
They are sand fleas….
Lady: interesting sand flea fact.. *gets cut off* I laughed so hard lol
😂😂 I decided that she was referring to her previous statement, but now I'm thinking she said something that made them seem even more gross.
@@faisha123 hahaaaaa why is that hilarious lol 😂
Me too 🤣🤣
Right I did to
Bluegabe You are on amazing beautiful place. thanks for taking it.
The algorithm chose you my man.
Great Family and Friend video . Sand fleas hmmm. Never know 🤔
Wait, she was JUST about to complete her “Interesting fact about sand fleas - -“ and you cut her off! 😭 What was her fact??
I was thinking the same and will be bugged for the rest of the day because of it lol
That was my favorite part of the video I spit out my drink
someone follow her social media n ask her n come back n tell us lol
@Benji Salter I think it might be eggs
Something that would make them not seem to tasty
Here in Mexico in a well known Beach Town "Yelapa Jalisco" We cook them with butter, olive oil garlic, paprika, Sal, and pepper an add a Lil bit of white wine Also cook some rice and veggies
Y a poco si les llaman pulgas marinas?
En Acapulco los conocemos como chiquilikis!!! Y las comia en caldo.
En Venezuela se hace algo así pero con el chipichipi: un tipo de almeja enana.
I live on the oregon coast and absolutely love scrounging food from my surroundings. After reading your recipe I'm going for it. The beach behind me is loaded with them.
@@spud_thewonderdog01update?
Looks delicious! 😋. And from here smells delicious. 😀
Don't know about the sandflees but everything else looks so good 👍 thanks for the video 😊
Said “ I got enough for a snack now” ya know you can get a bag of chips for a dollar 😂
Who else read the title and was like WTF
COOL KID TV how tf are you supposed to “clean” a crustacean the size of your finger tip?
Josh Cooper lol idk
That's what caught my eye fleas! I'm like wth
Me
I clicked cuz of it😂😂
What a fantastic video! Really enjoyed this. I would 100% try those sand fleas!
They make great tacos. Also, thanks for the video. I especially enjoyed the part where that nice lady showed us her... fishing rig.
Been in Florida 31 years never once have I even heard of anyone eating them lol
Daniel Golding only Asians do, if you haven’t noticed they eat pretty much anything even bats #coronavirus
George Soto your comment is pretty ignorant.
ME EITHER!!! I stay In SAVANNAH GA 🤷♂️🤙😳
I've been here almost 55 years and never heard of that either!
D Di P lmao facts
"Interesting sand flea fact..." let's just cut that out
I came to the comments to look for the fact...
Right like how'd that happen?
Maybe there are no interesting facts?
Hahahahhahahaha exactly
@@ayannasmith8283 same way as when he said watch them dissapear....straight to an ad....
This is the first one I saw and I have been watching ever since
You Kelly and the boys stay safe
“Interesting sand flea fact....” cuts away lol
lol, yeah, apparently not interesting enough.
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I was like wait what was the fact??
That's when he banged her on the beach. Couldn't keep that in the video.
The fact was that she uses sand fleas as bait.
Enjoyed this video. No yelling or clickbait nonsense, and just a wholesome family. I never dealt with sand fleas myself but so many fellow Marines that were on Paris Island have so many horror stories.
Different sand flea at Paris Island
They are a tight family and that's cool.
You're thinking of chiggers.
Yes because Lace was stunning
@@edvanderslice9726 think he left his wife.
Yet another awesome KZhead recommended video...
This was kind of fun to watch!
I liked catching them since I was a kid. We used to eat them with cassava flour, fried them in the pan with the flour, they turned red while cooking. I was pretty young when I last ate them, but I remember it was a delicious meal. We call them tatuí here, the meal's name is farofa de tatuí.
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They look good like small crabs ☺ may I ask where your from? I didn't know people ate them on a day to day like that 😊
@@Lingling-bc1mx he's from Brazil
What do they taste like?
@@ayop8383 like fried shrimp I guess, it's been a while I had them
"Interesting sand flea facts-" We will never know them....
Dogman “more knowledgeable than most men I’ve ever met.” 🙄
Interesting sand flea fact: Marines who did boot camp at Parris Island are afraid of these little bugs...
now we will never know
@@LekramNosnevets why?
Maybe it has something to do with the orange color, because he mentioned she was talking about that earlier
Cool video. Love y’all’s energy. ❤
LOVE your Christian family!! So awesome. I catch fleas for bait, I never thought to eat them!!
Me: I'm gonna eat KFC today This dude: I'm gonna eat fleas today
KFfleas
Jack Renner lmao. That was great !!!
@@supahotfire655 lol
@@josefine9163 thanks
For the glory of KZhead, the things we do😜
"They're gonna taste exactly like.....sand fleas." Ah yes, a classic description of a thing I definitely knew existed and is edible that i eat all the time.
Oh yeah totally, me too haha
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🤣🤣, right though
Amazing content!! Subscribed for sure. God bless you, your family and friends 🙏♥
I like the kids comment about the taste diffence between the bigger ones vs smaller ones..(smaller are less sea tasting!) good to know!! Gonna have to try them now!!!
Me: spends 5 minutes watching a guy catch sand fleas “this is kinda weird” Also me: watches the man and his family eat for 5 minutes but doesn’t question it
whose swim suits have those sand fleas been in last?
“The big ones taste more Seaish “ I kno exactly what you mean lil bro
LMAO at all cost ävoid the Davey Jones marinated flea
To fishy ya feel me
Beautiful video beautiful family
Has anyone ever thought that sand fleas look like big ticks
Dude I friggin hate HATE tick
They look much more like a flea vs a tick......thus the name.
Creedmoor. I'm on the same boat as you . I cannot stand ticks they give me the hebegebes. I've had one stuck in the back of my arm before. The property around my in-laws is horrible with ticks and will not go in the woods or fields by there house for that reason.
Jeremy Green haha I don’t go into the woods until the first freeze
I hunt all the time and have been in many different woods and areas and have never had problems with ticks but for some reason they are ridiculous over there
Never heard of these, this world is truly full of surprises lol.
Licxie Flores I have but this just nasty
@@jaylonwhitt7441 I heard they just taste like crab and lobster mixed I like both of those I think that it might be good
That word fleas throw me off lol
@@jaylonwhitt7441 right😭😂
Fleas are the itchy bugs that get on ur dog that u need to take them to the vet for
Awesome family channel man, this is what I love to see. Love from Cape Breton
My favorite dish around Christmas is “Fleas Navidad” … start with a pound of Fleas, and mix in a rich white Navidad sauce… yummy!
I feel like there's much better things to eat than fleas...
ColoradoYakPak not if there isn’t anything else,,,,,,,
If hungry and stranded that's the only way I would think about eating those
Blunt Sessions ye
You don't know a lot of fast food place's🎬
They are crustaceans not flees
6:11 i want to know what her "interesting sand flea fact" was
I feel like I missed something really good
#metoo
Yep what did she say?
He straight cut that shit out lmaooko
@@assy368 straight up disrespected her lmaoaoaoaoaoaoao
I used to take these home as my little pets as a kid , I miss those days 😌
Alison definitely had a couple of interesting facts about sand fleas.
What an adorable family. The family that eats together, stays together. Nice prayer before the meal. God bless you folks.
litreally every indian family
Lies again? Soccer Football
@@NazriB What the hell are you talking about 🤣
❤️🙏🏽 amen
You also talk to an imaginary man in the sky before you eat??
I’ve called these sand crabs my whole life here in California, I’ve never heard them called fleas before
😄 Likewise. As kids, we used to catch them, toss them in a bucket of water and leave them by our bath tub until they begin to stink, and my mom made us throw them out
I'm so glad i read the comments because sand flees sound disgusting.....their sand crabs!!! Yummy
@estylz1967 Im from NC and we call them both
They are neither fleas or crabs; I've heard them called both.
Yeah I use them a lot when I go fishing in San Rafael or Baker Beach
My 2nd time watching this video, still amazing and awesome 👌 👏
Liking the whitetails and the dive shirt.
Man. I needed this today. Heads been in a weird place. Beautiful home , beautiful family. Thanks for tightening me up .
Stay strong 👊
Your mind is a garden you cannot weed, so only water the thoughts you need.
Anyone think We tightened this guy up?
@@BluegabeArrington yeah that huge rack on the girl with white shirt and blue jeans overalls !! Bonus she has a big mouth!!!!
You still good brother?
We used to go to the Jersey Shore every summer when I was a child. They were called sand crabs, I emptied my old board suitcase of all my clothing filled it with sand and all the sand crabs I could catch. Well I forgot about them. My Mother saw the suitcase under my bed about a month later. Oh my. I got in so much trouble when she opened iyt, the house smelled like rotten fish for a few days.
Thanks for the smile
Yes im from vineland nj....theybare sand crabs. Or shore crabs lol
Actually sand crabs are totally different crustaceans. Sand crabs are just little white crabs... they mostly live up where you picnic on the beach. Sand flies are more closely related to a cockroach rather a crab... lol hopeful I didnt spoil your supper....
@@TheBeginingGrace this is what we call them in NJ . Nothing scientific about it. Stay calm. Get rest.
@@ASMRDogsWalks lol I've gotten way to much rest.... I know they are still called sand crabs to this day by some folks. I'm willing to bet though you wouldn't go to Paris island and call them a sand crab.... I'm chill though dranking some bud platinum and watching all kinds of crazy shit for a few. All is good, all is well maybe I should take my drunk ass to bed lol...
Love that video good surfing with the bull sharks
I've tried it once when I was a kid. My aunties fried them, and I was grossed out at first but they taste like shrimp. It's a great snack.
So they are part of like the crab family?
@@marthaescobar8424 they are crab cousins, but in the same family as false crabs.
They taste like shrimp? That must be bomb then
I thought this was deer meat for dinner 😂
Good thing him and I share the same parents
Mee too
Anthony Laroche the Walmart version of dear meat
Elnorteño Pandillero chill yo
Bluegabe no wonder i was like so uncomfortable