What helps a Yeti crab survive?

What helps a Yeti crab survive?

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• no eyes. use hairs. are actually flexible, hair-like spines called setae. use hairs as tiny chemical and physical sensors.
• food. hairy ‘arms’ capture all kinds of bacteria. hair lives and grows on the crab. to encourage growth, yeti crabs wave it’s arms back and forth in seeping vents.

  Are yeti crabs blind?

  An international team of scientists recently announced the discovery of a new species of blind deep-sea crab whose legs are covered with long, pale yellow hairs. Because of its hairy legs, this animal was nicknamed the “Yeti crab,” after the fabled Yeti, the abominable snowman of the Himalayas.

  What habitat do yeti crabs live in?

  hydrothermal vents
  Yeti Crabs live in the deep oceans, in hydrothermal vents, which are deep within the ocean. These vents provide hot water which makes up the environment where these crabs live. The crabs regulate their ecosystem by using their hairy arms to collect toxins released from the hydrothermal vents.

  Why do yeti crabs eat bacteria?

  The bristles that cover the crab’s claws and body are coated in gardens of symbiotic bacteria, which derive energy from the inorganic gases of the seeps. The crab eats the bacteria, using comb-like mouthparts to harvest them from its bristles (see a video of this on our YouTube Channel).

  Do yeti crabs stink?

  Yeti crabs live near hydrothermal vents, which emit abundant quantities of hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide is the noxious gas a cracked egg leaks after reaching the end of its useful existence. It’s the same substance that gives flatulence its disgusting odor.

  How many years does a yeti crab live?

  Yeti Crab Facts Overview

  Habitat:	Deep-sea
  Location:	South Pacific Ocean
  Lifespan:	10 – 20 years
  Size:	15 cm (6 inches)
  Weight:	2 – 5 pounds

  Where is Yeti crab found?

  The crustaceans were found near the Pacific-Antarctic ridge, south of Easter Island, along hydrothermal vents. At just less than six inches long, yeti crabs have beefy and compact bodies to help them adapt to the highly competitive life on the seafloor.

  What bacteria do yeti crabs eat?

  Yeti Crab Facts Overview

  Habitat:	Deep-sea
  Weight:	2 – 5 pounds
  Color:	Pale white, grey and yellow
  Diet:	Bacteria, mussels
  Predators:	Octopus, fish