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The Curious Case of the Yeti Crab: A Furry Denizen of the Deep
The Yeti crab isn’t your typical beach bum. Unlike its shallow-water cousins, it thrives in the extreme environment of ...
Hasselhoff crab has bigger claws to fight for mate
Male crabs of a species named after actor David Hasselhoff grow bigger claws than females so they can fight each other for a mate, according to a new study. Scientists from the universities of ...
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Antarctic 'Hoff crab' males grow bigger claws to compete for mates around hot vents
"Water temperatures around the Antarctic are ... Cheliped sexual dimorphism and symmetry in deep-sea yeti crabs (Kiwaidae), PLOS ONE (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314320 ...