Yeti Crab: Science Fact or Fiction?
A crab that resembles an Egyptian scarab but has two giant hairy arms that support its two white claws sounds fishy. But sure enough, this crab exists and is something of a rare sight to see and even rarer to study. Keep in mind though, most of the sea bed is unexplored.
At the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, there lives this frighteningly surreal albino creature of the deep hovers near volcanic vents from beneath the Earth’s crust. The long and straggly hairs that cover the elongated arms act as a way of cultivating the bacteria which flows near these vents. It seems as though it uses it’s padded claws to collect and push the bacteria to its mouth which ahs two large lobster-like eye orbs atop antennae.
Since it was only discovered in 2005, it is difficult to say what the habits of the Yeti Crab are, but one thing is for sure, this is an odd creature that has adapted remarkably to its environment. And while not the only bottom feeding invertebrate to eat in this manner, it certainly is one of the most interesting looking compared to our standards of “normal” animals.
But the bigger question, is this Yeti Crab science fact or fiction?
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