5 Underwater Farmers
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Humans have been farming in the ocean for years, but we're not the only saltwater farmers out in the deep blue sea. Hosted by…
Humans have been farming in the ocean for years, but we're not the only saltwater farmers out in the deep blue sea. Hosted by…
What is Yeti Crab Love? You knew this one had to be coming. I mean, #DancingYetiCrabs? Come on. It was inevitable. For…
The little guys do like to club. And dance. It's the new Kiwa puravida and it's crazy bacteria-farming behavior! For more see…
The dancing yetis also seem to have more than enough energy to engage in some yeti wrestling from time to time. The ALVIN team…
Video from: "Thurber, A., Jones, W.,
I thought I'd take a more 90's Alternative Rock take on this one. I mean, they might be into it. Particularly this song. It's…
- Video S3: Two individual of K. puravida performing either a courtship or competitive display. Kiwa puravida: Yeti crab…
- Video S2: Kiwa puravida harvesting its symbionts with its 3rd maxilliped. After scraping bacteria off of its pereopods and…
- Video S1: Kiwa puravida at Mound 12, Costa Rica demonstrating the rhythmic waiving of its chelipeds. Kiwa puravida: Yeti…
This Yeti Crab is feeding on the bacteria that it has grown on its hairy claws using its mouth parts. This video is licensed…
The hairy claws of these Yeti Crabs (Kiwa puravida) are laden with bacteria. Biologists think that these crabs swing their…
It's the new Kiwa puravida and it's crazy bacteria-farming behavior! For more see Thurber, A., Jones, W.,