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Hermit crabs find new homes in plastic waste: Shell shortage or clever choice?

Por: Ars Technica Science February 03, 2024

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Navigate Filter by topic Settings Front page layout Site theme - Feb 3, 2024 12:07 pm UTC / Scientists have found that hermit crabs are increasingly using plastic and other litter as makeshift shell homes. Land hermit crabs have been using bottle tops, parts of old light bulbs and broken glass bottles, instead of shells. New research by studied 386 images of hermit crabs occupying these artificial shells. The photos had been uploaded by users to... + full article



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