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Watch this video of a crab surfing on a sea cucumber

2022-02-02 00:00:00

As the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) explained:

This sea pig (Scotoplanes sp.) was spotted at 1,290 meters (4,230 feet) beneath the sea surface with a juvenile king crab (Neolithodes diomedeae) clinging to its body. Researchers speculate that this may help young crabs evade predators.

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One of the most puzzling [mysteries about sea cucumbers] remains why they sometimes give rides to "hitchhiking" juvenile king crabs, without any clear benefit to the sea pigs.
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