Biologists find new hermit crab that uses living corals as shells

[AndreaJames]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2017/09/25/biologists-find-new-hermit-cra.html

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[Nelsie]

So, they’re going extinct when the coral goes extinct thanks to climate change?

[Boundegar]

Nope, they can just move North. It’s all the other corals that are doomed.

[hecep]

Hermit crabs addressing their housing crisis on their own since President Neptune is useless.

[Israel_B]

Love the photo!

[jtiii]

Heh heh, okaay scientists, take it easy with all the made up words, I’m trying to comprehend over here!

[One_Brown_Mouse]

@Boundegar

Nope, they can just move North. It’s all the other corals that are doomed.

in this case, the crab has speciated to the point on obligation, so it will pass with the coral into oblivion.