Hermit Crab Migration... Nanny Point

lprof · Post by **lprof** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:56 am

Video by Steve Simonsen!!!

http://vimeo.com/48466065

The Hermit crab is predominantly a land creature, but it still has close ties to water and the sea. In fact it can never be entirely away from water, and solves this problem by always carrying a supply of water in its shell. Moreover, the hermit crab returns to the sea in order to reproduce. At certain times of the year hundreds of these creatures scramble and tumble down the mountainsides and make their way to the seashore where the females crawl to the water's edge. They then cast their fertilized eggs in the sea where the newly born hermit crabs spend their next few months before returning to land.
From http://www.seestjohn.com/fauna_hermit_crab.html

For more about this hermit crab migration http://www.stjohnhistoricalsociety.org/ ... r-Crab.htm

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grandpainin · Post by **grandpainin** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 11:24 am

Fasenating.

ms411 · Post by **ms411** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:15 pm

Thank you for sharing! That was thrilling!!!

mindehankins · Post by **mindehankins** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:24 pm

Very cool video, and thanks so much for the link to an explanation, iprof! I'm so nosy that watching the video brought up a bunch of questions for me, which were answered nicely in the historical society piece.

Connie · Post by **Connie** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:11 pm

Amazing. That should be on a nature show.

jimg20 · Post by **jimg20** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:19 am

Very Intersting!

Thanks Steve!

JIM

islandmom · Post by **islandmom** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:48 am

Great video...great choice of background music as well. Just fascinating and the Historical Society piece really augmented the experience. Gotta love Mother Nature!

mnfun2bme · Post by **mnfun2bme** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:11 pm

Very cool video! Epic audio makes it even more cool.

Thanks for sharing!

Chet · Post by **Chet** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:11 am

Bike to work, then hit the gym, GMA blaring on the TV (entertainment porn). 8:05am and they do a piece on the Hermit Crab Migration. Just about a 10-15 second clip from Steve's video. The talking head is encouraging everyone to freak out, and anounces "I'm never going to St John". Hooray!

lprof · Post by **lprof** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:03 am

Chet wrote:Bike to work, then hit the gym, GMA blaring on the TV (entertainment porn). 8:05am and they do a piece on the Hermit Crab Migration. Just about a 10-15 second clip from Steve's video. The talking head is encouraging everyone to freak out, and anounces "I'm never going to St John". Hooray!

Thanks... I didn't catch that!

Connie · Post by **Connie** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:41 pm

I saw that on GMA too after watching it on Facebook and YouTube.

He was only joking on GMA because he loves St. john.

Great video...over 4 mil hits.

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