Helping homeless hermit crab find a new shell

https://i.imgur.com/M5X0fhm.gifv

created by aloofloofah on 17/10/2017 at 22:55 UTC

404 upvotes, 4 top-level comments (showing 4)

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Comment by ardenthusiast at 18/10/2017 at 05:32 UTC

68 upvotes, 1 direct replies

You did and he loved it

Comment by jonsey96 at 18/10/2017 at 01:58 UTC

19 upvotes, 0 direct replies

How did you just have 4 perfect shells?

Comment by niceguy191 at 18/10/2017 at 21:02 UTC

16 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Makes you wonder what they look for in a shell. At first it looks like the crab was just getting scared by the big giant hand placing these things, but once it's totally fine moving on the last one you realize that it was very quickly able to decide as it moved along that it didn't like those first few shells.

Comment by [deleted] at 21/10/2017 at 02:36 UTC

5 upvotes, 1 direct replies

How do seashells form? I’ve heard that it comes from sediment being rolled by the waves. Is that true?