Nov 28, 2022
Man Hospitalized After Eating a Live Crab That Pinched His Daughter
Parasites are no joke!
Parasites are no joke!
I was hypnotized just watching this
The musical selection could not have been more perfect
For these crabs, the road to greener pastures is paved with hungry predators
Octopus? More like walk-to-pus
Mutually beneficial relationships are a beautiful thing, and the hermit crab and sea anemone are better off together than on their own
A research team studying biodiversity at the Hannibal Bank Seamount off the coast of Panama captured something unexpected—unique video of thousands of red crabs swarming in low-oxygen waters just above the seafloor
When a big, new shell washes ashore, hermit crabs congregate and position themselves from largest to smallest in a vacancy chain where everyone tries to upgrade to a bigger home. An excerpt from BBC’s Life Story Series (episode ‘Home’) and narrated by David Attenborough.
While hiking through Yallingup, Western Australia, this woman happened upon a crab and decided to film it. And that’s exactly when an octopus appeared out of nowhere to snatch it… off land no less! What a wild scene to capture on film.
Second-hand shells provide shelter for hermit crabs, giving their soft bodies extra protection from predators. But the crabs frequently need to find new homes as they grow bigger. Even if an empty shell is unsuitable for a hermit crab’s latest size requirements, they don’t carry on their house hunt elsewhere. Instead, they wait for…
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