The research, which used genetic analyses to identify how different species of horseshoe crab populations have changed over time, also looked into how the different species coped with ...

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species in its family to show different claw characteristics between sexes.

"We don't yet know if these claw sex differences are the norm for the yeti crab family, or an exception, but the discovery provides a starting point for future research" he said Dr Roterman ...

“Knowing that there’s a difference in size between the male and female claws helps us understand the behaviour and ecology of the yeti crab family – which we know little about because they ...

The Hoff crab was first discovered in 2010 [University of Portsmouth] ...

Knowing that there’s a difference in size between the male and female claws helps us understand the behaviour and ecology of the yeti crab family Dr Nicolai Roterman, University of Portsmouth ...

Knowing that there's a difference in size between the male and female claws helps us understand the behaviour and ecology of the yeti crab family – which we know little about because they are a ...

The species, which has the official name of Kiwa tyleri, lives in large communities around hot vents on the seafloor in Antarctica and its many hairs host bacteria which the crab feeds on. The latest ...