Deep in the Kumano Sea off the south-eastern coast of Japan, hermit crabs crawl around sporting what look like pearly pink flowers on their shells. But these are not floral arrangements – they are members of a newly discovered species of sea anemone, Stylobates calcifer, which live on the hermit crabs’ shells.
This kind of sea anemone and hermit crab cohabitation is not unique: dozens of anemone species live exclusively with hermit crabs. It’s a win-win situation – the anemones’ petal-like stinging tentacles protect the crabs from predators, while they hitch rides to new feeding grounds and get leftover scraps of the crab’s food.
But this new anemone species goes one step further – it extends the hermit crab’s home. The anemone secretes a covering over the snail shell in which the crab lives and, when it reaches the edges, it just keeps going – rather like building the crab a veranda on the front of its house.
A hermit crab was filmed in an aquarium spending almost two days pushing its anemone into letting go of the old shell and moving to a new shell. Photograph: Akihiro Yoshikawa
And they will not just build extensions for anyone. “This sea anemone is home for only one hermit crab species,” says Akihiro Yoshikawa, from Kagoshima University, who discovered the anemone when several were brought up in trawlers’ nets from 100 to 400 metres (330-1,300ft) down.
So it is perhaps no surprise that hermit crabs are keen to keep hold of their petally pals and, when the time comes for a crab to move into a new snail shell, it takes its anemone with it.
Yoshikawa named the sea anemone calcifer after a character in one of his favourite childhood films, the 2004 animation Howl’s Moving Castle. The film is an adaptation of the fantasy novel of the same name in which Calcifer, a fire demon, is bound by a magical pact to the wizard Howl’s castle, which moves about from place to place – much like a hermit crab.
But moving one’s sea anemone is no easy task. Yoshikawa was lucky enough to film a crab-calcifer anemone duo in an aquarium in his laboratory as they moved shells – something nobody had ever seen before. The crab took almost two days to painstakingly pinch, prod and cajole the anemone until it eventually let go of the old shell and fixed on to the new one.
Yoshikawa found plenty of crabs without stinging companions, which suggests calcifer sea anemones are in short supply in the deep sea. This is probably another reason why the crabs go to such trouble to keep their anemones. But it does not explain why hermit crabs risk moving shells when their anemones could so easily be stolen mid-transfer – especially when these handy shell friends can build extensions for growing crabs.
Some of the answer may be that the anemone’s expanded shell is not an ideal home for the hermit crabs. “I think the crabs consider the anemone’s shell as a temporary home,” says Yoshikawa, noting that the extended structure “is very thin and not strong compared with the snail shell”.
Plus, moving house is a good way to get rid of unwanted visitors. Hundreds of other species live on and inside hermit crab shells, but not all of them are welcome. Scale worms take up residence, stealing the hermit crabs’ food and gorging themselves on their eggs. Yoshikawa thinks the hermit crabs may swap shells to escape.
Curious to know what calcifer sea anemones eat, Yoshikawa offered his captive specimen a selection of delicacies – including skipjack tuna and live shrimp – which it mostly ignored. He thinks the anemones swallow small particles of organic matter that fall down into the deep sea, known as “marine snow”. The anemones fix on to the backs of hermit crabs, hoisting themselves off the seabed with their mouths upturned in an ideal snow-catching position.
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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Siniha Friday said that under a well-though out deep-rooted nexus, an attempt is being made to destroy the society and youth of the UT. He, however, was quick to add that the Government will go tough against the drug peddlers and those behind the drug trade.
LG Sinha was speaking at the Rajya Puraskar Ceremony of J&K Bharat Scouts & Guides at Convention Centre, Jammu. LG Sinha who is also the Chief Patron of Jammu & Kashmir Bharat Scouts & Guides, congratulated the Rajya Puraskar Awardee Scouts & Guides and lauded their contribution to the society.
“There is a deep rooted nexus of drug peddlers. An attempt is being made to destroy the society and its youth by luring them towards drugs,” he said, adding , “The way the illicit trade of drugs is increasing, the way youth are being destroyed, I think it is the right time for Scouts and Guides to join and take part in this campaign,” he said.
Some people are trying to destroy the young generation in the country, Sinha said.
He said that with its aspirational vision, Scouts & Guides is leading the change in society especially by serving vulnerable sections of the community & enabling the youth leaders to drive transformative change. The LG called upon the youth to follow the rich legacy of Mahamana Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya and dedicate themselves in the service of the nation.
“The young generation is the key to change and today they are eager to play a bigger role in sustainable economic growth and social cohesion. With their commitment to selfless service, Scouts & Guides is contributing to build an inclusive & prosperous society,” the LG said, adding that in the fast-changing world, Scouts & Guides will have to turn their voice into action.
In the partnership with local administration, they must engage in social welfare works to complement the government’s efforts and to develop new youth networks to promote peaceful, equal and just communities. The LG also urged the trainers and teaching community to nurture individual growth and leadership qualities amongst the youth—(KNO)
Jammu, Apr 21: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Siniha Friday said that under a well-though out deep-rooted nexus, an attempt is being made to destroy the society and youth of the UT. He, however, was quick to add that the Government will go tough against the drug peddlers and those behind the drug trade.
As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), LG Sinha was speaking at the Rajya Puraskar Ceremony of J&K Bharat Scouts & Guides at Convention Centre, Jammu. LG is the Chief Patron of Jammu & Kashmir Bharat Scouts & Guides, congratulated the Rajya Puraskar Awardee Scouts & Guides and lauded their contribution to the society. “There is a deep rooted nexus of drug peddlers. An attempt is being made to destroy the society and its youth by luring them towards drugs,” he said, adding that the government will go tough against drug peddlers and those promoting the drug business.
He said that with its aspirational vision, Scouts & Guides is leading the change in society especially by serving vulnerable sections of the community & enabling the youth leaders to drive transformative change. The LG called upon the youth to follow the rich legacy of Mahamana Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya and dedicate themselves in the service of the nation.
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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, formerly the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, is an international organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has followed with ‘deep concern’ the acts of violence and vandalism targeting the Muslim community in several states in India during the Ram Navami processions, including the burning of a madrasa and its library by an extremist Hindu mob in Bihar Sharif on 31 March 2023, a press release said.
The OIC General Secretariat denounced such provocative acts of violence and vandalism, which are a vivid manifestation of ‘mounting Islamophobia’ and ‘systemic targeting’ of the Muslim community in India, OIC said.
The OIC General Secretariat called upon the Indian authorities to take firm action against the instigators and perpetrators of such acts and to ensure the safety, security, rights, and dignity of the Muslim community in the country.
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India on Tuesday slammed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its ‘communal mindset’ and ‘anti-India’ agenda.
India’s strong reaction came after the OIC secretariat issued a statement alleging the targeting of the Muslim community in several states in India during Ram Navami processions.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi condemned the statement issued by the OIC.
“We strongly condemn the statement issued by OIC Secretariat today regarding India. This is one more example of their communal mindset and anti-India agenda,” Bagchi said.
“The OIC only does its reputation damage by being consistently manipulated by anti-India forces,” the statement said.
Well, I mean, in terms of the characters, yes, you’re right that this is all sort of a throwback to 2016-2018 period.
But, you know, one of the people who’s testified twice, I believe, in front of this grand jury and who is central to this whole episode and who I believe has never spoken publicly about it is David Pecker. And so if there’s any chance that he ends up testifying at a trial or ends up speaking about his side of the story, I would be very intrigued to hear that.
As you know, as someone who, you know, he was extremely close to Donald Trump and that’s how he got involved in this hush money payment to begin with. That’s someone I would really like to hear from at some point if there’s an opportunity to do that.
But in terms of the sort of the legal questions that are going to come up here, there’s quite a number. But I think the biggest one is, you know, I mentioned that the indictment is sealed. We don’t know what the counts are yet, but there’s a lot of questions about how the district attorney, Alvin Bragg, constructed these charges and whether they will survive in court, because if they are what we think they’re going to be, they’re a largely untested legal theory.
And Trump’s lawyers, of course, will try their hardest to fight them and given that they’re untested, there’s just a lot of questions about how they’ll survive. So that’s probably the biggest issue here. But then, of course, we will run into all sorts of questions about the sort of scheduling of legal proceedings and a potential trial for someone who is a presidential candidate. And that is likely to be very, very complicated. So.
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Mumbai: Rapper Badshah, who is known for chartbuster songs such as ‘Jugnu’, ‘Kar Gayi Chull’, ‘DJ Waale Babu’ and several others, is set to take the stage and perform live in Dubai. He will be performing along with Deep Money for a ‘Day to Night Party’ on March 12.
He will perform songs such as ‘Kala Chashma’, ‘Let’s Nacho’, ‘Akh Lad Jaave’, ‘DJ Waley Babu’, ‘Garmi’ at the Zero Gravity Beach Club in Dubai.
Talking about the same, Badshah said, “I have performed before for my UAE audiences and they have always been generous to me. The kind of joy and high I get to perform for them is absolutely unparalleled.”
He further mentioned, “I am really looking forward to performing and bringing colours into my audience’s lives through my performance and giving them the one-of-a-kind experience this Holi season.”
The concert is organised by VKR Entertainment LLC, and will also see other artistes such as Deep Money and Raghav in attendance.
Meanwhile, Badshah has had quite a fulfilling 2022 as his album ‘3:00 AM Session’ which was released in the last leg of 2022 was quite well received by the audience.
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