Tag: crab

August 14, 2014 at 2:45 am

Artist 3D Prints Shells with Tiny Skylines for Hermit Crabs

Artist 3D Prints Shells with Tiny Skylines for Hermit Crabs

Artist Aki Inomata CT scanned a seashell that had been recently abandoned by a hermit crab to create a detailed, three-dimensional rendering of the interior of the shell. Armed with this prototype, Inomata created a series of 3D printed hermit shell crabs influenced by cities around the world including New York City and Santorini.…

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May 15, 2013 at 11:02 am

A 500 pound Blue Crab made from Stained Glass

A 500 pound Blue Crab made from Stained Glass

Located at Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) is Callinectes Douglassi, a 500-pound blue crab made from stained glass by artist Jackie Leatherbury Douglass and her husband John in 1984. The 10 ft x 7 ft x 5 ft (3 x 2 x 1.5 meter) sculpture took over 5,500 man hours over a 14-month period…

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October 30, 2012 at 7:19 pm

Picture of the Day: A Tiny Hermit Crab Close-up

Picture of the Day: A Tiny Hermit Crab Close-up

A TINY HERMIT CRAB CLOSE-UP Photograph by sleepychinchilla on Flickr In this wonderful close-up taken on the island of Olhuveli in the Maldives, we see the home of a tiny little hermit crab. The photograph was taken back in 2008 by sleepychinchilla. There are over 1100 species of hermit crabs and…

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