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Hermit crabs switch shells and sometimes cooperate in a unique 'shell swapping line'—how do they coordinate this behavior and why do they do it?
Mechanism: story, explanation, transformation
Payoff: Illuminating an unusual, surprisingly social animal behavior almost no one has seen firsthand.
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youtube · youtube.video
vtjl_uDchZcOpen sourcePayload
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