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Decorator crab (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Plum@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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In 1889, William Bateson observed in detail the way that decorator crabs fix materials on their backs. He noted that "the whole proceeding is most human and purposeful", and that if a Stenorhynchus crab is cleaned, it will "immediately begin to clothe itself again with the same care and precision as before".

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[–] DearMoogle@lemmy.today 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

See them in action to see how they do it! :D

https://youtu.be/OwQcv7TyX04

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Real life katamari

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

So shiny...

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

I learned about it because of my kid watching the Octonauts.

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Graceful?

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Comparatively slender:

Oregonia gracilis is the binomial nomenclature way to say Skinny Guy we found in Oregon.

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah... but graceful?