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Yeti Crab Grows Its Own Food

By Ed Yong of Nature magazine In the deep ocean off the coast of Costa Rica, scientists have found a species of crab that cultivates gardens of bacteria on its claws, then eats them. The yeti crab--so-called because of the hair-like bristles that cover its arms--is only the second of its family to be discovered. [More]

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