"Emergency maneuvers override safety protocols. Hold on. We may not get far," Sanada yelled as he braced himself on the co-pilot seat and tried to angle himself so Niou could reach one of the safety bars attached high on the wall if needed.

"Try to get as far out as the big guy's path as you can without completely frying the engine," Sanada said. Escaping the tiny crabs might not be possible with so many in the engine but they needed to be out of the path of the predator. It may not eat bigger things but they didn't know if it would stop to be picky while it feasted.