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December 13, 2004
Corporate crabs
I have no clue if this is real.
Right now, 30 percent of all hermit crabs on our shorelines are living in shells that are too small for them. In the springtime, when the animal has its growth spurt, this shortage skyrockets to 60 percent. Hermit crabs, whose own bodies provide only thin exoskeletons, must scavenge and appropriate hard-walled shells abandoned by marine gastropods for shelter. The problem is that there currently are not enough shells left on our beaches for hermit crabs to use. This situation is not only uncomfortable but dire.
What they propose to do is to litter shorelines with plastic shells to us as homes for hermit crabs. They talk about "housing" like they're people! The best part is
The project is currently soliciting corporate and commercial sponsorship to fund manufacturing and distribution costs by licensing the houses for advertising. In exchange for financial support, each plastic shelter may be readily produced bearing a corporate logo.
Imagine: little hermit crabs walking around the beach with Intel or AOL logos on their backs. Is nothing not for sale?
Posted by JonasParker at December 13, 2004 4:19 PM
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