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Hermit Crab Housing Market (mander.xyz)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wonder how they communicate. There must be a signal that says, "I'm moving out. Line up!"

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

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.