#my favorite horseshoe crab 🦀

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so I did a thinggg tag game, the aesthetic you want your blog to have.

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@fruitsandcheese @noahsbong @watertankafternoon @ghostlygothicgay

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@fruitsandcheese and @watertankafternoon

the curse of summer is buying and eating an inadvisable amount of fruit in single sittings.

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about the crab post!!! what's your favorite kind of crab? 🦀

- the crabby 🧀 anon

G'day cheeseanon!

My favourite crab (that's not really a crab) is the horseshoe crab. These guys are so bloody cool! They first evolved 440 million years ago, which makes them older than trees! I just wish we had them in Australia. They also don't have haemoglobin (iron-based) in their blood but instead use haemocyanin (copper-based), which gives their blood a blue colour! Because of this, unlike most invertebrates, horseshoe crabs aren't highly sensitive to copper in their environment and aren't likely to get copper poisoning. Their blood is also in high demand because of the amoebocytes in it, which are used in medicine for detecting bacterial endotoxins through the LAL test. To do this horseshoe crabs are either bred in captivity, or wild ones are caught, have up to 30% of their blood extracted, and then returned to the ocean to breed.

If you meant actual brachyuran crabs, my answer would be the Lybia genus of pom-pom crabs! They exhibit mutualism (mutually-beneficial relationships) with sea anemones. Pom-pom crabs will take small, young sea anemones (and rarely sponges and corals) and then attach them to their claws for self-defence. The anemones get carried around on their claws which helps them because they're filter-feeders, so the crab moving sediment around increases the anemone's chances of catching food. The pom-pom crab is helped by the anemone's stinging tentacles which protect is from predators. The only downside is that these crabs can't use their pinching claws to feed itself, so instead it uses its stubby little legs at the front to collect food particles off the anemones.

[mosscrab]

i'm really loving all the crabposting, but now i'm curious, what are your top 5 types of crab?

hi Elya hi omg thank you for this question <3 !!!! this got a little long bc I was very excited

Number 1 is the Graceful Decorator crab! They’re my all time favorite I’d have to say. I love how they attach things to themselves like velcro and look kind of like algae in general. They are so small and so much to me (and also sometimes what I say my username is).

Number 2 is the Japanese Spider Crab. The! I really love these crabs so much I have a hard time not putting them first but I do love graceful decorators just a little more. These were probably my main introduction to liking crabs this much because I used to work next to their tank in an aquarium. Plus they’re also in the decorator crab family.

Number 3 is the Ghost crab! They are one of the best crabs they have so many variations and such personality. Also they use stomach teeth sounds to sort of growl when aggravated which I find super cool.

Number 4 is the velvet crab! Apparently they’re also called ‘devil crabs’ and I am guessing it’s because of their eyes since they’re bright red.

Number 5 is the Dungeness crab! King of flat fuck Friday. I love their faces they look haunted. I just like looking at them 🦀.

An honorable mention is the giant coconut crab for being a false crab but also huge for which I love them so much. Another honorable mention is the horseshoe crab for not being crustaceans but being incredibly shaped.

[stonedstargazer666]

When you get this, list 5 songs you like to listen to, publish (or just write the names of the songs) then send this to your favorite mutuals <3

Hmm five songs. Welp lucky for you you know four of them

Hell To pay

Gloom

Pray for violence

The next life

And

Sleep Tokens cover of Shelter

Love you Tank!!!!! Mwah

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Damnit tank, feeding into my cod fixation... ohhhh I wanna hug König everything will be ok I swear.... oooohhhhhh

daily König sketch💧he’s got such sorrowful, pitiful eyes

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HELLO LOVE 8, 12, 13, 20, 26 FOR THE MUSIC ASKS <3

HEllo my favorite horseshoe crab!!! So this took a few days!! I love a lot of music. lol THank you so much for the ask!! Love youuu!!

Music game/asks

8. "I'm waiting as my heart beats just for you, come on and take my hand and I'll pull you through." After the Rain - Nelson

12. Vision 1 or Vision 3 from Maelstrom Blvck

13. Stand and Deliver the very best of Adam and the ants Compilation album, Wish upon a BlackStar - Celldweller, Half Living Things- Alpha Wolf, Digital Noise Alliance - Queensryche.

20. Die4u -BMTH

26. My Own worst Enemy - Charlie Scene, A lot of Citizen Soldier, Scars that I'm hiding - From Ashes to New, Deep End - I Prevail.

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🥥🥔🥜🍑🥦🧅 <3

🥥 - I try,

🥔 - I think you are really neat toooooo 10/10 would give you all of my blood to make you happy.

🥜 - every time I see "have a peanut" or something similar. I think of the princess bride. "Does anyone want a peanut?" Cracks me up everytime.

🍑 - It'll be easier if I hold the offending person down, that way you don't have to worry about chasing anyone. just don't kick me by accident lol

🥦 - I need more hiking partners, there are some really pretty trails. But I hate hiking alone, would def get lost with you tho. <3

🧅 - I love it, I genuinely mean it when I say i'm so grateful for the friends i've made on here. like I would do anything for my friends, anything. <3 <3 <3 <3

[stonedstargazer666]

This is a tumblr hug. (✿づ◠‿◠)づ Pass this to 15 of your favorite blogs to let them know that you love them!

Love you Tank!!!! dude I had a really good therapy session todayyy! huzzah!!!

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turns out I can still do it <3

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oh my gods, I can't because of my tongue piercing lol but I do use it to my advantage hehe thank you for sharing. ngl that's fucking hot as hell thoooooo

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@ghostlygothicgay look how cuttteeeee

how about IV rolling from side to side (he wants his tummy scratched) <3

he's got the world's softest most fluffiest tummy and he'll make sure everyone gets to pet it!!

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bonus stills that I liked + little kitty face closeup under the cut :3

[stonedstargazer666]

Thank you to the Lovely @lifemod17 for the tag!! ILY

Do you have a pet ? I have 3 cats

-Comfort food ? I'm not sure, this might be a long shot but I really enjoy the Mexican fiesta hungry man meal, with the coconut pudding. makes me happy everytime

-How many languages do you speak ? I'm learning French and Spanish right now. but currently none. I'm lame lol

- Random fact about yourself I love cottage cheese with a passion.

-Something you’re proud of My cooking and baking skills.

I am tagging @fruitsandcheese @d3dw1tchchik @ghostlygothicgay @watertankafternoon and anyone else who wants to join. But no pressure what so ever

Tag game because I want to know you better !

-Do you have a pet ?

-Comfort food ?

-How many languages do you speak ?

- Random fact about yourself

-Something you’re proud of

To begin this little tag game, I’ll tag @ebony-reine-vibes @freddie-77-ao3 @newobsessioneveryweek @thehaikuman and @miraclesnail

I hope the questions aren’t boring and love you all 😘