tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post5177442683915896050..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and sky ....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-49933979700445009492015-03-18T21:28:32.860+00:002015-03-18T21:28:32.860+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Miss Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251787869799088477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-22945849408009595262015-03-18T09:16:39.094+00:002015-03-18T09:16:39.094+00:00Hi Kate, there's an account of another encount...Hi Kate, there's an account of another encounter with hermit crabs at http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/aug/29/whitburn-rocks-hermit-crabs-housing<br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-64151237849011144832015-03-18T09:15:46.143+00:002015-03-18T09:15:46.143+00:00Hermit crabs remind me of the angry cowboy cartoon...Hermit crabs remind me of the angry cowboy cartoon character Yosemite SamPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-15822869560366874082015-03-17T22:07:50.648+00:002015-03-17T22:07:50.648+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Miss Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251787869799088477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-65175679731751343352015-03-16T14:19:58.959+00:002015-03-16T14:19:58.959+00:00No I had not seen either site - very cool. I had ...No I had not seen either site - very cool. I had actually thought about using a 3D printer to make shells; not that I have a printer!Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-42484269972248561412015-03-16T13:20:45.277+00:002015-03-16T13:20:45.277+00:00 Spike is much missed, as Terry Pratchett will be.... Spike is much missed, as Terry Pratchett will be.<br /><br />Lovely links to the crab houses, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-91812349327463491272015-03-15T10:00:38.588+00:002015-03-15T10:00:38.588+00:00Large shells are in short supply along our coast t...Large shells are in short supply along our coast too. Have you see these? http://www.glassshell.com/Site_3/Home.html<br />or even these?<br />http://twistedsifter.com/2014/08/3d-printed-skyline-shells-for-hermit-crabs-aki-inomata/<br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-24581407661942357602015-03-15T09:55:57.040+00:002015-03-15T09:55:57.040+00:00Thanks for reminding me where the rhyme came from!...Thanks for reminding me where the rhyme came from!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-18938161302366556622015-03-15T07:31:04.454+00:002015-03-15T07:31:04.454+00:00That quote always reminds me of the great Spike.
...That quote always reminds me of the great Spike.<br /><br />Great set of pictures Phil.<br />Love that series of the Hermit Crab.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-76988597704099036662015-03-14T23:57:53.036+00:002015-03-14T23:57:53.036+00:00The hermit crabs here have a dearth of shells to c...The hermit crabs here have a dearth of shells to choose from, so we sometimes see them using plastic bottle caps or even plastic bottles of various shapes when they outgrow natural shells. One of my favorite activities is to present a hermit crab with an empty, right-sized shell and watch it move into new lodgings. They are fun to watch.Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.com