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Hermit crabs are 'wearing' our plastic rubbish (lighthouse-eco.co.za)

submitted 8 months ago by sheawoodrow@kbin.social to c/environment@beehaw.org

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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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[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 1 points 8 months ago

Well it's lighter