Comment on Biodiversity
flora_explora@beehaw.org 5 days agoIs using plastic waste necessarily disadvantageous to them? Maybe they choose to us some plastic containers over mollusc shells? (Serious question)
Comment on Biodiversity
flora_explora@beehaw.org 5 days agoIs using plastic waste necessarily disadvantageous to them? Maybe they choose to us some plastic containers over mollusc shells? (Serious question)
nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br 5 days ago
From what I’ve read, they often get trapped in human-made containers and die. The containers are also often less resistant and durable. However, it seems to be still unclear why they do that, if purely by lack of proper shells, or if they see some advantage in some containers.
flora_explora@beehaw.org 3 days ago
Oh, that does indeed sound bad :( Thanks for the answer!