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Another Hermit Crab Gets a New Home in a 3D Printed Japanese Wedding Chapel Shell

Almost exactly one year ago, we covered Japanese artist Aki Inomata’s fascinating project to 3D print hermit crab shells in the forms of various iconic skylines. Those tiny crawling cityscapes, printed…

Artist 3D Prints New Glass City-Shaped Shells for Hermit Crabs to Live In

Hermit crabs are squatters by nature, they salvage empty shells into which they can retract their soft, spiral shaped abdomens. Hermit crabs are popular pets and are often selected by…