Humidity increases odor perception in terrestrial hermit crabs

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Humidity increases odor perception in terrestrial hermit crabs

Post by jonathon1989 » Wed Jun 02, 2021 10:38 am

I came across this very interesting article and wanted to share it with you all. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 124103.htm


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Re: Humidity increases odor perception in terrestrial hermit crabs

Post by Wlfwo » Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:24 pm

That was interesting. They might have mentioned that they also need the higher humidity to breathe. That sort of makes it seem like they only need it to smell things better. And no wonder they are constantly flipping their antennas around.

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Re: Humidity increases odor perception in terrestrial hermit crabs

Post by skygreg007 » Sat Jun 05, 2021 11:10 am

I love how connected they are to their ancestral home

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