Silly museum, serious message

A crab takes part in a labour dispute in a display at the Crab Museum. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

AT the Crab Museum in the seaside town of Margate, England, Tereza Hynkova, 24, stopped in front of a display case and started to giggle.

Inside was a diorama featuring models of nine crustaceans, including a coconut crab, usually found on tropical islands; a decorator crab, which covers its body with algae for camouflage; and the knobbly horrid elbow crab.