IF YOU ever needed proof that big things come in small packages, it’s this.

A South Carolina man captured the moment a crab took on an alligator, and won.

Phil Lanoue was snapping shots in Huntington Beach State Park in Georgetown County when he spotted the alligator sneaking behind the shellfish, going in for the kill.

But the crab’s sense of survival kicks in and before the alligator can say, “lunch”, the crab swiftly spins around, clasps his pincers against the gator’s snout, and scuffles away with a defiant win.

“The youngster took too much time being sneaky and the crab must have heard him coming up from behind because it quickly whipped himself around and raised his claws defiantly,” Lanoue told Caters News Agency.

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“The startled alligator jerked his head to the side to be free of the crab’s claw while the crab scurried to his right and partially submerged himself in the mud of a shallow pool while keeping both claws raised in a threatening manner.

“The defeated alligator was severely annoyed and slowly slunk off back into the water.”

Crab: 1, Gator: 0.