Hermit crabs are 'wearing' our plastic rubbish

[muriel_volestrangler]

Hermit crabs all over the world, which scavenge shells as armour for their bodies, are turning increasingly to plastic waste instead.
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They said two-thirds of hermit crabs species were pictured in "artificial shells" - items that humans discarded.

The discovery is published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.
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She and her colleagues, Zuzanna Jagiello from the University of Warsaw and Łukasz Dylewski, from Poznan University of Life Sciences, found a total of 386 individuals using artificial shells - mainly plastic caps.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68071695

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. And, the same as "slavery" was a good thing, the repugs will look on this as a good reason to

trash the planet. "Just look at all the good we are doing with low cost housing". Hell, I can even see them running for office on this platform. WE SUPPLY HOUSES FOR THE POOR. But then, that would make them look "woke" so that will NEVER happen.

[NoMoreRepugs]

2. Disgusting and so sad. Amazing Nature hasn't wiped out humans yet in retaliation.

[Vogon_Glory]

3. Having seen a hermit crab or two while diving

I suspect they’ll move on to something bigger and better when they get bigger.