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Humble hermit crabs are Kwaj evening entertainment

By: Vanessa Wamsley December 30, 2019December 30, 2019

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Every Kwaj evening, a surprisingly comical show begins at sunset, when the beach suddenly begins to move.

Day 500: Kwaj hermit crabs and the fly angle

By: Vanessa Wamsley December 14, 2019December 28, 2019

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A 1983 Pacific Science article detailing a hermit crab project on Enewetak Atoll has direct connections to the pesky evening fly problem on Kwaj.