![The Yeti Crab has a symbiotic relationship with bacteria on its pincers, cultivating the bacteria for food; it raises its arms over the hydrothermal vents and uses the bacteria to produce energy. : The Yeti Crab has a symbiotic relationship with bacteria on its pincers, cultivating the bacteria for food; it raises its arms over the hydrothermal vents and uses the bacteria to produce energy. :](https://preview.redd.it/s8ddcgrlc9z81.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=2ffa89ae946a99518b1757d03a6c7dae37646c4a)
The Yeti Crab has a symbiotic relationship with bacteria on its pincers, cultivating the bacteria for food; it raises its arms over the hydrothermal vents and uses the bacteria to produce energy. :
![Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) on X: "First discovered by researchers in #HOVAlvin, the yeti crab lives near hydrothermal vents on the seafloor. And those hairy arms? They're covered in filamentous bacteria, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) on X: "First discovered by researchers in #HOVAlvin, the yeti crab lives near hydrothermal vents on the seafloor. And those hairy arms? They're covered in filamentous bacteria,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-ZSWgNWwAE92Mn.jpg)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) on X: "First discovered by researchers in #HOVAlvin, the yeti crab lives near hydrothermal vents on the seafloor. And those hairy arms? They're covered in filamentous bacteria,
![The Yeti Crab (Kiwa hirsuta): this crustacean lives near hydrothermal vents deep in the waters of the South Pacific, approximately 2200 meters (7200 ft) below the surface; it's believed that this species The Yeti Crab (Kiwa hirsuta): this crustacean lives near hydrothermal vents deep in the waters of the South Pacific, approximately 2200 meters (7200 ft) below the surface; it's believed that this species](https://preview.redd.it/kxuinq6ugu591.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7d0e255e0d56a336a735b7695d03c54637d76918)