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What this tiny hermit crab wearing a toothpaste cap says about us

This hermit crab loves toothpaste caps, so it decided to live in one.

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Right now, in Cuba, there is a hermit crab living inside a toothpaste cap. 

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Or maybe it isn’t anymore (we’re not really solid on the lifespan or average shell-swapping rate of hermit crabs), but at least for a time, this hermit cab lived inside a toothpaste cap—long enough for someone to take a photo that wound up on Reddit.

It is just a hermit crab in a toothpaste cap—but in a way, it is so much more. The hermit crab represents so much that we couldn’t decide which thinkpiece to write on it, so we’ve compiled the potential headlines here.

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What The Hermit Crab Living In A Toothpaste Cap Says About The Housing Shortage Crisis

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The Hermit Crab’s Next Move And What That Says About Materialism and Disposability

Three’s A Trend! The Hottest Movement In Hermit Crabs

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And finally: Sorry Hermit Crab, But The Simpsons Did It First

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