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Yeti crab
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The newly discovered yeti crab, photographed from above. Two species of yeti crab live at deep-sea vents in the eastern Pacific, but they have longer, more hairy arms Photograph: David Shale
January 20, 2012 — For the first time, scientists have observed and filmed animals, including a fuzzy new species of crab, swarming hot volcanic vents near Antarctica. The ghostlike crabs feed on bacteria that live off minerals spewed from the hydrothermal vents.
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