Plastic hermit crab shells are becoming more and more common
Plastic waste is at an all-time high, with reports of tiny plastic falling from the sky even being seen as recently as 2020. But as many try to find ways to deal with the growing trash that litter our shorelines, hermit crabs have taken to using the waste as homes, creating plastic shells from the waste we leave behind. It’s a sad twist that should leave most of us feeling disappointed.A new study headed by researchers at the University of Warsaw in Poland looks at close to 29,000 images of hermit crabs that have…