> Between 2004 and 2006, researchers at the local Roma Tre University caught and identified nearly 500 individual crabs…
> And, as the surface becomes hotter and less humid due to climate change, the crabs have tunneled further down to remain cool and undisturbed. “Now they’ve gone even deeper. They’re impossible to find,” says Damiani...
> We’d love to study these animals because they deserve to not only be studied but also saved
They recruited volunteers to trap 100s of crabs and put cameras in the areas they frequent. I can’t help but think maybe the crabs should have been left alone and maybe after ~1,600 years of being left alone they have not responded well to humans bothering them.
I wonder if the mud crabs around the Imperial City in Elder Scrolls Oblivion where based on this?
Haha I was thinking of that too. Maybe but they for sure were also inspired by their Seyda Neen brethren.
https://archive.ph/ZSc4Q
> Between 2004 and 2006, researchers at the local Roma Tre University caught and identified nearly 500 individual crabs…
> And, as the surface becomes hotter and less humid due to climate change, the crabs have tunneled further down to remain cool and undisturbed. “Now they’ve gone even deeper. They’re impossible to find,” says Damiani...
> We’d love to study these animals because they deserve to not only be studied but also saved
They recruited volunteers to trap 100s of crabs and put cameras in the areas they frequent. I can’t help but think maybe the crabs should have been left alone and maybe after ~1,600 years of being left alone they have not responded well to humans bothering them.
I wonder if the mud crabs around the Imperial City in Elder Scrolls Oblivion where based on this?
Haha I was thinking of that too. Maybe but they for sure were also inspired by their Seyda Neen brethren.
Only if you put top hats and monocles on them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma6YwXHpnOg
Was really hoping that would be Dunky's Skyrim video:
https://youtu.be/q6yHoSvrTss?si=EymUzTtDIRa1ZQLM
Reminds me of this absolute classic.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=AqFFuhBjqjg
https://archive.is/ZSc4Q