It's tough being a hermit crab these days. Typically, hermit crabs use abandoned sea snail shells as their protective shell. But today, hermit crabs are facing a housing crisis of epic proportions, all because people collect so many shells from the beaches. The global shortage of shells leads to the fact that hermit crabs are forced to take desperate measures, which often lead to their death.
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18 дек 2021
