Comments on: Hips

By: tasha

tasha — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 04:46:43 +0000

you’re only mortal when everyone who remembers you dies.

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 26 Jul 2003 02:21:20 +0000

I had to do an experiment with hermit crabs once, in my first year of college bio. They didn’t seem that interested in moving shells, so we ended up using a vice-grips to crack them out. They had no choice but to let us watch them pick a new shell, then. I don’t think I did great on that assignment.

Also, once one leaves its shell, the others in the tank all make a move at the same time. They’re all vulnerable at once that way, so the ones with the shells don’t start beating up the naked ones.

And I don’t think I’ve ever dreamt about phytobiologists. Especially renegade ones. Life still just isn’t complete, dammit.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 26 Jul 2003 00:55:29 +0000

That sounds a lot like gentrification in my neck of the woods, actually.

By: Bauke

Bauke — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 20:11:03 +0000

GTS

Grand Theft Shell

(sorry)

By: Darni

Darni — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 19:22:26 +0000

remove the inhabitant? that sounds like carjacking or rather shelljacking.

By: mig

mig — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:10:33 +0000

Furthermore, when they want to know what time it is, they don’t ask you, they just steal your watch. Those Chesapeake Bay hermit crabs are tough.

By: Eeksy-Peeksy

Eeksy-Peeksy — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:25:18 +0000

Think of the new shell’s owner.

http://www.chesapeakebay.net/info/hermit_crabs.cfm
“When a crab has outgrown its shell it searches for a larger one, and if the new shell is not empty will use its pincer to remove the inhabitant. Then it cautiously abandons the outgrown shell for the new.”

Evicted! And by someone who can’t bother to grow his own carapace!

Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Hermit crab.
Hermit crab whooooooo-oooo-aiiiiii-aaaaahhh!