Pictures reveal hermit crabs are turning to plastic waste to use as shells

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/hermit-crabs-plastic-shells-ocean-pollution-b2485361.html

Author: Jabed Ahmed

Shocking pictures have revealed Hermit crabs are increasingly turning to plastic waste as armour for their bodies amid record levels of pollution in the world’s oceans. The findings are based on analysis of photos taken by wildlife enthusiasts and the discovery have been published as part of a study in the journal Science of the Total Environment.