So cute! I'm not sure if there's a species-specific name, but pāpaʻi iwi pūpū or unauna are Hawaiian names for hermit crabs in general

DEI statements really are not for minoritized ppl, literally the way Iʻm contributing to DEI is just being me and for me that happens to incl some DEI-type work but that 100% shouldnʻt be an expectation for minoritized ppl but this prompt very hints it is

Very good day to be kanaka, the whole thing just made me so happy ☺️

bit.ly/mauimutualaide Hawaiiancouncil.org/maui

Also afterwards a kanaka biology professor came and talked to me about my project and that literally made my day, representation is so important fr 💗

But actually tho I love talking to people about science it was so fun 😄