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packman

(16,296 posts) Sun Feb 9, 2020, 08:24 PM Feb 2020

Crab filtering out sand for food - Industrious little bugger

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Crab filtering out sand for food - Industrious little bugger (Original Post) packman Feb 2020 OP

There is something so oddly comforting at the beach, about dewsgirl Feb 2020 #1

Next time I'm thinking of complaining how much work it is to crack open their shells and eat them mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #2

... Kali Feb 2020 #3

That was adorable. Thank you! I've never laughed out loud at sand crabs before. Maraya1969 Feb 2020 #6

I've never seen those crab pearls before...always something new to learn from nature!❤ Karadeniz Feb 2020 #4

I never knew they did that. Dem2theMax Feb 2020 #5

You could always try Dem_in_Nebr. Feb 2020 #7

Lol! Dem2theMax Feb 2020 #8

Fantastic! 58Sunliner Feb 2020 #9

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

1. There is something so oddly comforting at the beach, about

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 08:27 PM

Feb 2020

all the crab balls. I guess knowing the crabs are still there doing their thing.

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

2. Next time I'm thinking of complaining how much work it is to crack open their shells and eat them

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 08:53 PM

Feb 2020

I promise I won't.

Kali

(55,014 posts)

3. ...

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 11:32 PM

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Maraya1969

(22,483 posts)

6. That was adorable. Thank you! I've never laughed out loud at sand crabs before.

Reply to Kali (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 10, 2020, 06:41 PM

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Karadeniz

(22,537 posts)

4. I've never seen those crab pearls before...always something new to learn from nature!❤

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2020, 02:22 PM

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Dem2theMax

(9,651 posts)

5. I never knew they did that.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2020, 03:47 PM

Feb 2020

Hard work for such a little guy. And he just made me look very lazy for putting off cleaning my house.

Dem_in_Nebr.

(301 posts)

7. You could always try

Reply to Dem2theMax (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 10, 2020, 09:51 PM

Feb 2020

tying cleaning house to food!!

This little guy is getting Fed. . . ..

Dem2theMax

(9,651 posts)

8. Lol!

Reply to Dem_in_Nebr. (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 10, 2020, 10:00 PM

Feb 2020

You are brilliant!

All I need to do is put some surprises of chocolate here and there in the house. And when I clean a certain area, I get to eat the surprise.

I need to go to See's Candy. I know exactly what I need to bribe myself.

Seriously, thank you for the great idea.

58Sunliner

(4,386 posts)

9. Fantastic!

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Tue Feb 11, 2020, 12:41 PM

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