Who said apologize? I thought we were all just exploring the thread of interest for the better good. Some just need to die quicker than others, that's all (subjective opinion, of course).
Yes I like Monty's idea, and am prepared to adopt-a-crab, preferably a strawberry hermit henceforth to be known as "Stinky" - in honor of his cohorts who participated in the great taphonomy experiment some years ago.