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| Crabs 'poo from their chests', Margate museum says | |
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| Crab Museum opened in Margate in 2021 | Crab Museum opened in Margate in 2021 |
| An unusual museum in a Kent seaside town which aims to engage the public in the natural world has plans for expansion. | An unusual museum in a Kent seaside town which aims to engage the public in the natural world has plans for expansion. |
| Crab Museum in Margate claims to be Europe's first and only exhibition space dedicated to the world of the decapod highlighting the "weirdness" of crabs. | Crab Museum in Margate claims to be Europe's first and only exhibition space dedicated to the world of the decapod highlighting the "weirdness" of crabs. |
| Director Ned Suesat-Williams said: "Visitors get to find out where crabs poo from - it's their chest." | Director Ned Suesat-Williams said: "Visitors get to find out where crabs poo from - it's their chest." |
| The free-to-visit attraction is set to expand for 2025 with plans for a roof garden which will provide habitats for insects and other pollinators. | The free-to-visit attraction is set to expand for 2025 with plans for a roof garden which will provide habitats for insects and other pollinators. |
| "We use these often-underestimated animals to ask big questions about life on Earth," Mr Suesat-Williams said. | "We use these often-underestimated animals to ask big questions about life on Earth," Mr Suesat-Williams said. |
| "Can crabs give us clues about what it means to be alive? Can they teach us how to live ethically? | "Can crabs give us clues about what it means to be alive? Can they teach us how to live ethically? |
| "Can they explain our past and help predict our future? | "Can they explain our past and help predict our future? |
| "Crab Museum's use of humour and offbeat ways of looking at the world aim to make visitors question what museums should really be." | "Crab Museum's use of humour and offbeat ways of looking at the world aim to make visitors question what museums should really be." |
| Crab Museum in Margate claims to be Europe's first and only exhibition space dedicated to the world of the decapod | Crab Museum in Margate claims to be Europe's first and only exhibition space dedicated to the world of the decapod |
| He added: "Laughter is one of the greatest tools we have at our disposal when it comes to inspiring potential science enjoyers. | He added: "Laughter is one of the greatest tools we have at our disposal when it comes to inspiring potential science enjoyers. |
| "Visitors get to find out where crabs poo from - it's their chest." | "Visitors get to find out where crabs poo from - it's their chest." |
| The museum features a timeline of life on Earth, as well as exhibits on evolution, anatomy and biodiversity. | The museum features a timeline of life on Earth, as well as exhibits on evolution, anatomy and biodiversity. |
| The attraction opened three and a half years ago "to raise awareness of the diversity, importance and radical weirdness" of crabs, Mr Suesat-William said. | The attraction opened three and a half years ago "to raise awareness of the diversity, importance and radical weirdness" of crabs, Mr Suesat-William said. |
| Crab Museum in Margate Old Town opens for the season on 14 February. | Crab Museum in Margate Old Town opens for the season on 14 February. |
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