Such is life.

Did you log in the 'hermit crab' into the collection ?
Two for the price of one.

Martin

Peter Egerton wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I had a good laugh today. I was washing an Astrea from old collection;
> I took
> out the operculum and the cotton and saw that the animal was still inside.
> So I got out my trusty dental tool and pried the remains out.
> It was a hermit crab.
>
> Hmmm....I think maybe just maybe the operc and shell don't go together.
>
> Peter
>
> --
>
> *Peter Egerton*, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
>
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>
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