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minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoI wonder how they communicate. There must be a signal that says, “I’m moving out. Line up!”
minus-squareÐ Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoIIRC it’s by doin’ a little crabby dance whenever they see other hermit crabs scuttling by until one that’s also looking for a new shell spots them and the hermit crab swap meet begins forming.
I wonder how they communicate. There must be a signal that says, “I’m moving out. Line up!”
IIRC it’s by doin’ a little crabby dance whenever they see other hermit crabs scuttling by until one that’s also looking for a new shell spots them and the hermit crab swap meet begins forming.