newly discovered deepsea crab , page 1

ok - not some creature from myth and ledgend

but real science discovering adaptations at depths of > 2km in the vicinity of volcanic vents which provide both heat any minerals that are normally absent in the ocean depths

linky to the BBC story

i shudder at the ` unnofficial name ` - but marvel at its habits - co-existing at a density of 600 / m2

reply to post by ignorant_ape

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The pressure at that depth is over 3600 PSI. Now that is a lot of pressure, I wonder how many subs can go that deep. They will never be able to bring one top side.

reply to post by ignorant_ape

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Great! All we need are a bunch of crabs running around volcanic vents going "Hey... Dont mess with the Hoff".


Great find OP. Always cool to see new critters come to light. Irony in the fact that they wait till the end of time to figure out what we have here. Granted, I love knowing what's outside, but I would love to know all that is within as well.

Here is some additional information on some of the discoveries related to this crab.

www.abovetopsecret.com...

reply to post by zooplancton

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I was thinking the same thing.......crabs that cook themselves.......got butter?

reply to post by ignorant_ape

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Oh wow... I heard a few days ago (don't remember where) that there was a newly discovered crab species that had been named after David Hasselhoff because they had hairy chests. But, I just thought they were joking! It's for real! I don't know if I should laugh or roll my eyes, lol. I'm all for new discoveries though... even with weird namesakes, hehe.

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