It's the new Kiwa puravida and it's crazy bacteria-farming behavior! For more see Thurber, A., Jones, W., & Schnabel, K. (2011). Dancing for Food in the Deep Sea: Bacterial Farming by a New Species of Yeti Crab PLoS ONE, 6 (11) http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026243 for more! Video by Andrew R. Thurber.
I suppose if I had to spend my days in 300`C+ sea water, in the dark, with only the odd pale cephalopod passing by to break the monotony I would break in to a dance too.
HorseLancer 1 month ago