#crustaceans — Public Fediverse posts
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🦀 NEW: Researchers documented #amphipods hitching rides on giant sea #spiders in the deep Southeast #Pacific #Ocean.
Separate encounters suggest that smaller #crustaceans use larger #marine #animals for #transportation across extreme distances. The #behavior shows how #deepsea organisms form ecological partnerships to navigate low food availability and high pressure #environments.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-creatures-seen-riding-giant-sea-spiders-in-the-midnight-ocean
#science #biology #animals #research #ecology #nature #wildlife #ecosystem