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This isn't a new discovery by any means. Hermit crabs will take any home they can fit their butt in to prevent getting eaten. They prefer real shells but there'
by Levitating 3y ago
This isn't a new discovery by any means. Hermit crabs will take any home they can fit their butt in to prevent getting eaten. They prefer real shells but there's often a limited supply. If anything the trash is supporting a larger hermit crab population.
- adolph 3y ago"Real shells" are just non-anthropogenic trash. You'd think all those snails etc would clean up after themselves but they just leave their mess wherever apoptosis occurs.
- a_gnostic 3y agoFish poop and piss where they sleep. Have you ever watched the average ocean dweller's mating process? They just gush and let the tide take it away. Ever thought to yourself what sea foam is made of? The stuff cresting picturesque waves? It's all sorts of organic gunk left over from previously mentioned biological processes… Oceans are icky.
- adolph 3y agoI was just saying similar about human waste removal [0]. Dropping waste into water was a good idea in the 1700's but you'd think we'd have figured out a better way by now. Humanity is little removed from fish in this regard--although they have the advantage of doing it while they sleep at least. 0. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39131856#39132574 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39131856#39132574
- a_gnostic 3y agoBiodigestion (1) is that better way. It can be done domestically or municipally, and produces heat, fertilizer, and fuel. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwm5Rm8uIsk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwm5Rm8uIsk
- adolph 3y agoAgreed as long as the biodigestion occurs in a non-cross contaminating manner.
- Ferret7446 3y agoI've had a friend who refuses to drink water after learning that whales ejaculate gallons of semen.