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Crabgod Academy's avatar

Poco :) never fight

Tina Cormier's avatar

Seriously - it was amazing to witness, and then I think about how quickly I jump to defend myself (even if only in my head) when someone has an off-tone with me. Gheeze 🤦🏻‍♀️.

He pokes, but doesn't fight 🤣. I don't think poking is out of alignment with crabgod ;)

Crabgod Academy's avatar

That sounds like a reasonable interpretation to me! Last summer I was observing some fiddler crabs on the side of a stream bank. In the south they've got those big Lubber Grasshoppers that can be about the same size as crabs! Well, a crab was crabgodding on the bank, waving its claw as they do, and one of those big bugs came walking right into this crab's space. The crab very deliberately paused from its dance and nudged the grasshopper firmly away from the area. Then went right back to crabgodding. My interpretation? Never fight, but do nudge away when something's bugging you.

Jerilyn Mancini's avatar

A beautiful, wonderful lesson. Thank you, Poco, for being an amazing role model. And thank you, Tina, for putting this experience into words for the rest of us ♥️