Assertion: hermit crab's shell | /r/HasProperty | big
Facets:
value: for a hermit crab to inhabit
type: PURPOSE
value: at various spots around the island
type: LOCATION
value: for the newcomers
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for most hermit crabs
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: a little
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The shell needs to be big enough for the hermit crab to retract itself into it entirely, or else it will be left unprotected.
text: Shells are big business.
text: The shells have to be big enough for a crab to retreat into, snug enough to not fall off, and handy enough so a crab can easily lug it around.
text: Researchers placed 20 beautifully intact shells that were a little too big for most hermit crabs at various spots around the island and watched what happened.
text: But if the new shell was too big, the crab did not scuttle away disappointed—instead, it stood by its discovery for anywhere between 15 minutes and 8 hours, waiting.
text: If the shell was also too big for the newcomers, they hung around too, sometimes forming groups as large as 20.
text: If a potential new shell is too big for a hermit crab to inhabit, it will remain near this shell and await the arrival of other hermit crabs.