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The One with the Storm and the Love Bites

Catching up with the Stardashians!

Welcome back! Excited to hear about what the shell they’ve been up to? After several attempts to fight through the storms, let us keep you up to date!

The Set Up: To welcome our fabulous Swedish Rockstars, who are incredibly active and fabulously purple, we had to face numerous challenges. First of all, the initial settlers had the privilege to test the house of the Stardashians. From wire mesh to bricks, crazy winds to peaceful moments, let us tell you how we coped!

“The first little stars built a house of wired mesh, but a wind huffed, and it puffed, and it blew their house down! So the stars had to abandon deck. Then the second little stars built a house of bricks, which they passed through the splits, and the second little stars also escaped.“



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The things we do for science!

ALERT! ALERT! PRISON BREAK! Guess who was found sneaking around and trying to visit her fellow crew members?

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Busted! Escapist of the day! Too many Harry Houdini


After the storm, the walls were built, the splits were filled, the Stardashians finally chilled!

Collection: What the shell did we find in Tjarnö Bay?! Algae, rocks, shrimp, snails, crabs,… ohhhhh a SEAL! Nooo a STAR! Wait where is the SEAL?! Ahhhh so many STARS! Will we ever find enough Swedish Rockstars for the house of the Stardashians? YES OFC! Tjarnö is the place to be!


A little thank you to the STARBUSTERS!


Ahhh lets not forget! How the shell will we manage to catch the non-censored spicy footage? Lets have a look at what the paparazzi came up with. Say hello to our camera setup.

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Time-lapse and Visual Surveys: Back to the reality show!
Update on what has been going on behind the scenes: escapes, fights, tricks, sneaking around, surface walk and last but not least the main dish of the night – beware this content may be shocking for sensible souls- Have you heard of the concept of cute aggression? The urge to bite adorable things. Well it seems like its been going on in our tanks!

Tinga Tunga! CANNIBALISM! Who will make it make till the end? How will the winners digest their victory?! However, bearing in mind the expression “You always hurt the ones you love” there might be some wild romance going on! Stay tuned!

Lots of Love (LOL).
The Rockstars

“Be yourself; everyone else is already eaten.”- Oyster Wilde

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