Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Mind Boggling

I love the internet for the simple fact that you can learn something new all the time. For example, I came across this time-lapsed video showing how a crab sheds its shell. First of all, it has never occurred to me that crabs shed their shells, but after watching this it makes perfect sense - they grow out of their exoskeleton.  Duh!

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It looked like the crab 'pooped' itself out.

2 comments:

  1. that looks a bit creepy. now my question is, what happens to the old shell?

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  2. You can wrap it in tissue, put it in your purse, and bring it home (inside joke...ask your brother about it).

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