Yeti crabs fighting... or making love

The dancing yetis also seem to have more than enough energy to engage in some yeti wrestling from time to time. The ALVIN team captured a video of what seems to be two Yeti crabs fighting for a nice spot in the seep. The challenging crabs had recently molted, so perhaps it wanted a good position to regain its bacterial covering. This confrontation could also be a mating display, as crabs are known to mate after molting. Strife or love, you decide.

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Source: http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0026243

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Pets & Animals

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• Yeti
• crab
• mating