In Photos: Wild Creatures Inhabit Undersea Vent


UFO or deep-sea life? This furry crab, genus Kiwa, was found at Longqi vent area, a hydrothermal vent space on the Southwest Indian Ridge. It is intently associated to the "Hoff crab," a species nicknamed for actor David Hasselhoff and located on the East Scotia Ridge close to Antarctica — three,728 miles (6,000 km) away.

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