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|location = Intertidal Zone | |location = Intertidal Zone | ||
|sname = Pyrhila pisum | |sname = Pyrhila pisum | ||
|text = | |text = When the bean-shaped fist crab is threatened, it flops to the ground and becomes motionless, "abandoning all hope" in the face of danger. | ||
When the bean-shaped fist crab is threatened, it flops to the ground and becomes motionless, "abandoning all hope" in the face of danger. | |||
This lethargic attitude extends to other aspects of its life too, as it prefers scavenging dead fish, shellfish, and crabs on the beach over hunting live prey. | This lethargic attitude extends to other aspects of its life too, as it prefers scavenging dead fish, shellfish, and crabs on the beach over hunting live prey. | ||
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