To the Editor:
We’ve all seen the colorful shells, painted with football team logos and cartoon characters. Thousands of kids will head home from their summer vacations at the beach with one in tow, a tiny trinket reminding them of sunny days and sand. But by next summer, nearly all of these beloved hermit crabs will have died.
Hermit crabs are complex animals that can live for over 30 years in their natural habitat, the tropical seashore.
July 24, 2019
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