This specimen is relatively small. P. diogenes is the world’s second-largest hermit crab species, growing large enough to inhabit a full sized queen conch shell and beaten only by the terrestrial coconut crab, which is a hermit crab that stops using shells when it matures.
I can only assume that the the “diogenes” in its name comes from some parallel drawn between the hermit crab’s shell and the philosopher’s habit of sleeping in a large jar.
Can you believe we can just live in our houses with little animals
I can pick one up and kiss it any time you can just smooch them
Every day I wake up to little animal snores in my bed is a revelation
Sometimes you will be lying down and a little animal will stomp all over your body and organs 🥰
It is truly a blessed experience. My little cat animal body slams herself down next to my face several times a night and I just take the opportunity to cover her in kisses. My little dog animal is always warm and snuggly so I kiss his wittle head as much as possible.
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