Showing posts with label island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label island. Show all posts

Monday, January 14, 2008

Horde of ruthless crustaceans destroying Japanese island

Japan seems to attract bizarre circumstances.

Crustacean "Swarm" Destroying Small Hiroshima Island

Millions of tiny crustaceans are causing a small island in southern Japan to disappear at an alarming rate, according to a local expert.

The animals, tiny relatives of crabs and shrimp that are known in the region as nanatsuba-kotsubumushi, are boring into the uninhabited island of Hoboro.

Japanese bloggers have apparently known about this for a few months, an a few appear to have gone and checked it out.

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