I was responding to a post wondering why anyone would be surprised or skeptical about a photo showing a hermit crab aloft. I responded from my actual experience observing a type of hermit crab that, when on a tree stump that becomes exposed at low tide, will cross sand to submerge itself again.

I, however, did *not* specify Land hermit crabs in the comment you challenged.

Many species are marine or estuarial, and some, including the ones I grew up around, are never observed aloft. You’re right about their climbing ability. But the people who felt skeptical of a hermit crab photographed aloft are understandable.

www.keywestaquarium.com/hermit-crabs

Pacific hermit crabs like this can climb trees. Gulf of Mexico hermit crabs, like I grew up with, cannot.

Def seeing your point, in spades! Haven’t seen any new dreamwidth or BlueSky from you lately. Sure do miss you!

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There seem to be several current sources. Just trying to choose one I like.

I guess I need to track this down!

Sanewashing Trump by selectively quoting him out of context to make his critique of UN climate failures sound reasonable and well-intentioned is dishonesty without an upside. Trump’s flex that nations converting to clean energy face ruin is more threat than forecast. Danger, not ease, looms ahead.

Yu sen sahi! Mi le ingay na loga hinto:

Hoxya fe xanidin of daymeli hoxinyopul ganmokuli ababilkodado fempepero.

NSPM-7 includes a number of provisions targeting “antifa” and “anti-fascism” as fomentors of domestic terrorism.

There are a few anti-abortion Democratic incumbents in red states. Incumbency has advantages.

That aside, Democrats need candidates who hear and excite their base, much more than candidates who don’t. Any consultant who says otherwise should be mistrusted.

Squelching the base is a path to ruin.