Male ‘Hoff’ crab has bigger claws to fight other males for a mate
The crab got its nickname because of its hairy chest, which prompted comparisons with the Baywatch star David Hasselhoff.
Antarctic 'Hoff crab' males grow bigger claws to compete for mates around hot vents
New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species ...
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“A Perfect Invader” Is Taking Over The Ocean – 185,000 Eggs At A Time
They have a few traits that make them, as conservation biologist Joe Roman put it to The New York Times, “a perfect invader”.
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10 Deep Sea Creatures That Are (Almost) Too Bizarre to Be Real
It's one of the planet's largest ecosystems and ... of up to 12 feet (3.8 meters), the Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) is the biggest crab in the world. It lives in the Pacific ...
Male ‘Hoff’ crab has bigger claws to fight other males for a mate, say Hampshire scientists
The crab got its nickname because of its hairy chest, which prompted comparisons with the Baywatch star David Hasselhoff. | ITV News Meridian ...