It's intriguing to think that this hypothesis might have greater generality beyond hermit crabs.

“这个假说的适用范围可能更具普遍性，远远不只寄居蟹，这相当有趣。”

Laidre travels to Costa Rica to study hermit crabs, a species called Coenobita compressus.

莱德瑞前往哥斯达黎加研究寄居蟹，这是一学名为Coenobita compressus的物。

A hermit crab who has put on a little weight needs more spacious accommodations.

一只长大了点的寄居蟹需要更宽敞的房子。

We Ricks travel the infinite and switch places with each other like hermit crabs, I think.

我瑞克在无穷时空中旅行，彼此交换位置，我想就像寄生蟹一样。

But like a hermit crab encountering a humdrum shell, Laidre says he's gonna leave that one alone.

但是就像遇到无趣螺壳的寄居蟹一样，莱德瑞说他打算把这个研究题目放在一边。

For this study, researchers looked at photos of hermit crabs that people had posted online.

在这项研究中，研究员查看了在网上发布的寄居蟹的照片。

Jagiello and her team saw photos online of hermit crabs wearing garbage.

Jagiello 和她的团队在网上看到了寄居蟹穿着垃圾的照片。

Hermit crabs are using it as shells.

寄居蟹用它当壳。

Hermit crabs wear seashells to protect their soft bodies from predators.

寄居蟹佩戴贝壳来保护自己柔软的身体免受掠食者的伤害。

Like, you might wonder, maybe a turtle is like a hermit crab.

你可能想知道，也许乌龟就像寄居蟹。

And I brought you over a hermit crab as a house warming present.

我给你带来了一只寄居蟹作为乔迁礼物。

The researchers scanned the Internet for photos of hermit crabs wearing trash.

研究员在互联网上搜寻寄居蟹穿着垃圾的照片。

So, researchers have seen this behavior in hermit crabs.

因此, 研究员已经在寄居蟹中看到了这行为。

Hermit crabs are these creatures that live in shells, but the shell isn't part of their body.

寄居蟹是生活在壳中的生物，但壳不是它身体的一部分。

Scientists aren't sure why hermit crabs are choosing litter instead of snail shells.

科学家不确定为什么寄居蟹选择垃圾而不是蜗牛壳。

They found pictures of hermit crabs wearing trash.

他发现了寄居蟹穿着垃圾的照片。

Now, hermit crabs wear shells on their backs for shelter and protection.

现在，寄居蟹背上戴着贝壳来提供庇护和保护。

Generation after generation of little hermit crabs had been born and had died in this Dragon's ears.

一代又一代的小寄居蟹在这条龙的耳朵里出生和死亡。

It's possible that hermit crabs can't find enough seashells.

寄居蟹可能找不到足够的贝壳。

But it's not like a hermit crab just wears the same shell its whole life.

但这并不是寄居蟹一生都戴着同一个壳。