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I Never Knew Hermit Crabs Did This. Wow.

 
When small hermit and soldier crabs build their little homes (found mainly in Malaysia and Australia), they dig a deep hole in the sandy beach. When doing this, they quickly construct balls of sand so they can later easily push them to the surface, 2-3 balls at a time, making sure the sand doesn't just pile up behind them.
 
hermit crab sand balls

After a while, a pattern emerges, not unlike a flower, a diagram or a galaxy of little sand balls. 

hermit crab sand balls

If you look closely, you'll see how perfectly spherical the little balls are.
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls

 

Watch the amazing creation of the 'sand ball galaxy' in action:


hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
hermit crab sand balls
 
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