A Crab Farmer
Posted by Shari Horowitz in Tropical Fish Hobbyist Blog on December 5, 2011 at 11:05 am
In the deep ocean off the coast of Costa Rica, scientists have found a species of crab that cultivates gardens of bacteria on its claws, then eats them.
The yeti crab — so-called because of the hair-like bristles that cover its arms — is only the second of its family to be discovered. The first — an even hairier species called Kiwa hirsuta — was found in 2005 near Easter Island1.
Source: http://www.nature.com/news/yeti-crab-grows-its-own-food-1.9537
Photo: Andrew Thurber
Tags: crab, crustacean, deep-sea creatures, hydrothermal vents, symbiosis
