News Life Human noise may distract animals Tests with boat sounds finds hermit crabs less attentive By Susan Milius February 16, 2010 at 7:49 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Hermit crabs don’t send text messages while scurrying, but human technology may be distracting them all the same. FATAL DISTRACTION? A Caribbean hermit crab may get distracted by blasts of noise and slow down at picking up cues that danger’s approaching.
