r/Awwducational • u/SixteenSeveredHands • May 21 '23

Article Lamarckdromia Crabs: these fluffy crabs make their own protective "hats" out of living sea sponges; after selecting a suitable sponge, the crab trims it down to the right size, drapes the tailored sponge across its carapace, and carries it around

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u/SakuraSystem May 21 '23

you're telling me all this time there have been fluffy crabs that wear hats on this earth and NOBODY told me??

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u/ishwari10 May 21 '23

To be fair, it was only discovered a year ago

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u/SakuraSystem May 21 '23

I love how we're still discovering new stuff about the world all the time

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u/sparkle___motion May 22 '23

yup! there's approximately 18,000 new species discovered every year