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Freaky Little Plant Propagated By Freaky Little Freaks

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Freaky Little Plant Propagated By Freaky Little Freaks

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Freaky Little Plant Propagated By Freaky Little Freaks

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Freaky Little Plant Propagated By Freaky Little Freaks

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Dog saves family from fire, woman rescues white wallaby, hermit crabs have a party every night, and man makes way for ducklings.

Dog saves family from fire, woman rescues white wallaby, hermit crabs have a party every night, and man makes way for ducklings.

Dog saves family from fire, woman rescues white wallaby, hermit crabs have a party every night, and man makes way for ducklings.

Everything comes to an end eventually. I've run out of good hermit photos, so I'm pausing the Daily Hermit posts for now. (Just in time for Arachtober.) Here's a GrainyHand, deciding whether it's safe to come out of the shell. He's halfway there; GrainyHands, feeling threatened, retreat deep inside, out of sight. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Everything comes to an end eventually. I've run out of good hermit photos, so I'm pausing the Daily Hermit posts for now. (Just in time for Arachtober.) Here's a GrainyHand, deciding whether it's safe to come out of the shell. He's halfway there; GrainyHands, feeling threatened, retreat deep inside, out of sight. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Everything comes to an end eventually. I've run out of good hermit photos, so I'm pausing the Daily Hermit posts for now. (Just in time for Arachtober.) Here's a GrainyHand, deciding whether it's safe to come out of the shell. He's halfway there; GrainyHands, feeling threatened, retreat deep inside, out of sight. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Say ah! A "tonsil" level view of a Grainy Hand hermit. (Who has no tonsils, but you get the idea.) 3 sets of maxillipeds, clearly visible; behind these are the small chewing and sorting appendages, the maxillae and maxillules, and at the back the strong, crushing jaws, or mandibles. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Say ah! A "tonsil" level view of a Grainy Hand hermit. (Who has no tonsils, but you get the idea.) 3 sets of maxillipeds, clearly visible; behind these are the small chewing and sorting appendages, the maxillae and maxillules, and at the back the strong, crushing jaws, or mandibles. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Say ah! A "tonsil" level view of a Grainy Hand hermit. (Who has no tonsils, but you get the idea.) 3 sets of maxillipeds, clearly visible; behind these are the small chewing and sorting appendages, the maxillae and maxillules, and at the back the strong, crushing jaws, or mandibles. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Weekend campout. Living in a tank means weekly disruptions for cleaning. Moved to a pan of clean water the first time, hermits race about, in a panic. Food treats and shells to hide behind calm them down. From then on, they're ok; they have good memories of the outing. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Weekend campout. Living in a tank means weekly disruptions for cleaning. Moved to a pan of clean water the first time, hermits race about, in a panic. Food treats and shells to hide behind calm them down. From then on, they're ok; they have good memories of the outing. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Textures; knobs and sawteeth and hairs... A Grainy Hand hermit in the sunlight. An old friend; I named him "Big Blue". #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Textures; knobs and sawteeth and hairs... A Grainy Hand hermit in the sunlight. An old friend; I named him "Big Blue". #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Textures; knobs and sawteeth and hairs... A Grainy Hand hermit in the sunlight. An old friend; I named him "Big Blue". #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

For today's Daily Hermit, go look at this: I'm green with envy.
https://youtu.be/js7BPu7-yIc?t=2h1m44s #DailyHermit #Invertebrates #HermitCrabs

For today's Daily Hermit, go look at this: I'm green with envy.
https://youtu.be/js7BPu7-yIc?t=2h1m44s #DailyHermit #Invertebrates #HermitCrabs

Just another hermit on eelgrass. With a loaded limpet for company. These intertidal hermits use the eelgrass more than the flimsier seaweeds; for safety after a molt, as a food source in summer when the eelgrass is coated with diatoms, and — mostly, it seems — as a viewing platform. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Just another hermit on eelgrass. With a loaded limpet for company. These intertidal hermits use the eelgrass more than the flimsier seaweeds; for safety after a molt, as a food source in summer when the eelgrass is coated with diatoms, and — mostly, it seems — as a viewing platform. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Deceptive; it looks like an eye like ours; it's not. Hermits have compound eyes, with thousands of ommatidia, each with its own lens. Wild guess: does the black spot in the centre work as camouflage, an imitation of the lens of a vertebrate's eye? #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Deceptive; it looks like an eye like ours; it's not. Hermits have compound eyes, with thousands of ommatidia, each with its own lens. Wild guess: does the black spot in the centre work as camouflage, an imitation of the lens of a vertebrate's eye? #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Deceptive; it looks like an eye like ours; it's not. Hermits have compound eyes, with thousands of ommatidia, each with its own lens. Wild guess: does the black spot in the centre work as camouflage, an imitation of the lens of a vertebrate's eye? #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Everyday scene. Three Hairy hermits just hanging out, as they do, the day's excitements (food, mostly) done with. One investigates a vacant shell; it's far too big for the other two. They watch life go by. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Everyday scene. Three Hairy hermits just hanging out, as they do, the day's excitements (food, mostly) done with. One investigates a vacant shell; it's far too big for the other two. They watch life go by. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Going topless. The shell, that is. Crabs break marine snails with their strong pincers, and peel back the shell to dig out the meat inside, thus creating another hermit outfit. This shell is new and clean, not yet colonized by algae; but it leaves the hermit's bottom exposed. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Going topless. The shell, that is. Crabs break marine snails with their strong pincers, and peel back the shell to dig out the meat inside, thus creating another hermit outfit. This shell is new and clean, not yet colonized by algae; but it leaves the hermit's bottom exposed. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Hi, there! Hermits in a tank like to sit right up against the glass, watching the big world outside. Sometimes I wonder what they think of us and our frantic dashing about. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Hi, there! Hermits in a tank like to sit right up against the glass, watching the big world outside. Sometimes I wonder what they think of us and our frantic dashing about. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Hi, there! Hermits in a tank like to sit right up against the glass, watching the big world outside. Sometimes I wonder what they think of us and our frantic dashing about. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Looks so comfy! Like a big, cushioned chair. A Hairy hermit, dressed in her best designer outfit, imported from Africa, poses in an anemone's mouth. The anemone won't sting her and may profit if the hermit brought any food along; she's a messy eater. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Looks so comfy! Like a big, cushioned chair. A Hairy hermit, dressed in her best designer outfit, imported from Africa, poses in an anemone's mouth. The anemone won't sting her and may profit if the hermit brought any food along; she's a messy eater. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Another freshly molted hermit, waiting while her skin stretches and hardens, safely hidden high in the sea lettuce. Here in the tank there are few predators; no fish, no gulls, no octopuses. But there's always a crab or two down on the sand. Vicious little beasts, says Hermie, always ready for a snack of soft hermit abdomen! #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Another freshly molted hermit, waiting while her skin stretches and hardens, safely hidden high in the sea lettuce. Here in the tank there are few predators; no fish, no gulls, no octopuses. But there's always a crab or two down on the sand. Vicious little beasts, says Hermie, always ready for a snack of soft hermit abdomen! #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Another freshly molted hermit, waiting while her skin stretches and hardens, safely hidden high in the sea lettuce. Here in the tank there are few predators; no fish, no gulls, no octopuses. But there's always a crab or two down on the sand. Vicious little beasts, says Hermie, always ready for a snack of soft hermit abdomen! #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

The everlasting search for new togs. It's not only after a molt that a hermit decides to switch shells. You never know; this one might be more roomy, lighter, more comfortable; better check it out! #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

The everlasting search for new togs. It's not only after a molt that a hermit decides to switch shells. You never know; this one might be more roomy, lighter, more comfortable; better check it out! #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

The everlasting search for new togs. It's not only after a molt that a hermit decides to switch shells. You never know; this one might be more roomy, lighter, more comfortable; better check it out! #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Midnight activity; a Holm's hermit on a feeding barnacle. With a pregnant copepod and something unidentfiable; white tentacles with fuzzy tops. Many marine critters are more active at night. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Midnight activity; a Holm's hermit on a feeding barnacle. With a pregnant copepod and something unidentfiable; white tentacles with fuzzy tops. Many marine critters are more active at night. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Midnight activity; a Holm's hermit on a feeding barnacle. With a pregnant copepod and something unidentfiable; white tentacles with fuzzy tops. Many marine critters are more active at night. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Tending to the brood. Video of a Hairy hermit crab with her eggs. #HermitCrabs #DailyHermit #Invertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #Nature https://youtu.be/4xfEJB6vgow?si=1ufqJX_zv3CHrdAH

Tending to the brood. Video of a Hairy hermit crab with her eggs. #HermitCrabs #DailyHermit #Invertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #Nature https://youtu.be/4xfEJB6vgow?si=1ufqJX_zv3CHrdAH

Big responibility. Hairy hermit, in berry, with her hundred or so eggs. She'll tend to them for weeks, moving them in and out of the shell, washing and grooming them, until they hatch and float away. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

"Furry". Like Grandad, this hermit wears a coat of epibionts, but he's younger and more recently colonized; hydroids cover both the hermit and his shell. He clutches his mate; she's fuzz-free. As are his eyes. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Barnacle, hermit, barnacles. This hermit's a Hairy, serving both as barnacle transport and barnacle clean-up crew. Essential services.#VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit #Invertefest

In this together. Accidental triple exposure. Focusing through folded pages of a book, the camera caught the switch between screen saver photos. Hermit, tree, sky, marine life encyclopedia, tech; we sink or swim together. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit #Invertefest #AccidentalPhotography

Holms' hermit, on the job. When a barnacle dies, hermits quickly clean it out, removing the interior plates, scrubbing the walls, leaving the place ready for occupancy by other critters: anemones, worms, even fishes. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit #Invertefest

Living in a cave? Or is that a hungry fish? I keep coming back to this pic and wondering. What was she thinking? That shell is far too big for her! Or maybe not; she flips it over and walks away with it. She's stronger than she looks. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit #Invertefest

Black-eyed hermit, making a mess. He's in a tidy tank in a local aquarium; so neat and clean he is, but look at the snowstorm under his shell; he's stirring up the sand in search of edibles. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit #Invertefest

Block party. A half-dozen hermits spending the afternoon together; the ones on top get a good view, but everyone benefits: comfort, companionship, shared information, safety. Maybe more; they would know. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

"How's it going, buddy?" Hermits are social critters. They spend hours just hanging out with their friends, preferably on some high spot where they can watch the world go by. Two Grainy-Hands meet on a clamshell lookout. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Homebody. This tiny hermit lives in a tubeworm's empty tube rather than in a snail shell. She never leaves the tube; her mate visits her wearing a piece of broken tube. An uncoiled abdomen fits in tidily. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Quality time. A Hairy hermit couple hangs out cosily together, sitting in the sunlight, letting time pass. He holds her by the rim of her shell; she rests quietly, taps his cheliped when it's time for action. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

Living dangerously. A miniature hermit balances on the tip of the leg of a small shore crab. She's tiny, but valiant. In the second photo, an even tinier hermit walks along a crab's cheliped, ignoring the watchful eye above. It's a big world out there; so many adventures ahead! #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

New outfit, with all the trimmings. Minutes ago, this hermit backed out of the old exoskeleton, leaving behind hairs and eyes and antennae and all. But here he is with everything intact, all prepared under cover of the old skin. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit

"One day, perhaps, she might create a crab that’s incredibly well suited to domestication—the golden retriever of hermit crabs, if you will. But are they meant to live in our homes at all?"

Melissa Scott Sinclair for Slate: https://slate.com/technology/2025/08/hermit-crab-lifespan-beach-pet-cage-breeding.html

#Longreads #Crabs #HermitCrabs #Ocean #SeaLife #MarineLife #Crustaceans #Pets #Animals

"One day, perhaps, she might create a crab that’s incredibly well suited to domestication—the golden retriever of hermit crabs, if you will. But are they meant to live in our homes at all?"

Melissa Scott Sinclair for Slate: https://slate.com/technology/2025/08/hermit-crab-lifespan-beach-pet-cage-breeding.html

#Longreads #Crabs #HermitCrabs #Ocean #SeaLife #MarineLife #Crustaceans #Pets #Animals