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Yeti Crab

Although, calling it "the Hoff crab" is also pretty awesome.

UK scientists have found prodigious numbers of a new crab species on the Southern Ocean floor that they have dubbed "The Hoff" because of its hairy chest. ... Yeti crabs were first identified in the southern Pacific and are recognised for their hairs, or setae, along their claws and limbs that they use to cultivate the bacteria which they then eat.

h/t wnkr

By min | January 4, 2012, 12:49 PM | Science & TeeVee | Link

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