Hermit Crabs and the Search for Larger Shells | Nature for Sleep

Hermit Crabs and the Search for Larger ShellsSettle in for a quiet exploration of Hermit Crabs and the Search for Larger Shells. This episode follows Hermit Crabs and the Bodies That Need Shells; How a Snail Builds a Future Shelter; What Makes a Larger Shell a Good Fit; Finding Shells Through Chemical and Physical Clues; Inspecting a Shell and Making the Transfer; Growth, Moulting and Changing Housing Needs; Vacancy Chains Among Land Hermit Crabs; Shell Disputes and the Work of Rapping; Carrying a Shell Across the Seabed and Shore; Land Hermit Crabs and Their Portable Water Reserve; Feeding While Carrying a Home; Anemones, Hydroids and Other Shell Residents; Courtship, Eggs and the Return to Water; Larval Life and the First Shell; The Continuing Supply of Borrowed Shells.Nature Documentary For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.