Yeti Crabs from Hydrothermal Vents in Southern Ocean 1

Antagonistic behaviour of male –00:18 Large male covered in filamentous bacteria. 00:18–00:41 Two large Kiwaidae shown ‘fighting’; note large chela. 00:42-01:11 “Kiwa B” assemblage at the “Carwash” chimney (Marsh et al., 2012) at the E9 vent field (10–12°C). From Marsh, L., Copley, J., Tyler, P., & Thatje, S. (2015). In hot and cold water: differential life-history traits are key to success in contrasting thermal deep-sea environments Journal of Animal Ecology DOI:
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