Whether you call it pain, nociception, suffering, or glockamorra there
is no doubt that all living things have a defensive reaction to threats,
perceived or real.

That does not stop me from slaughtering selected virus, squashing
mosquitoes, eating live carrots, or boiling lobsters.

Big hermit crabs become fertilizer. Little hermit crabs go down the drain.

And yes, thank you, I sleep just fine.

mike

On 1/19/2013 4:29 PM, Martin wrote:
> On 1/19/2013 12:53 AM, Chris Takahashi wrote:
>> If given a light shock a hermit crab will leave it's shell because of
>> the pain.
>> http://www.livescience.com/6137-spineless-feel-pain.html
>>
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> Like so many varmints, a bit of bacon that was set on fire (match) then
> blown out - puts
> out smells that that can draw them out for food.   Just put the shells
> with crabs on a screen
> like rabbit or chicken (squares or ovals) and have it on a bucket with
> the bacon below.
>
> Martin
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