K is for Kiwa.

In hydrothermal vents and methane seeps >1000m, exotic locales like Antarctica and the Galapagos, yeti crabs (of octonauts fame) thrive. Divorced from sunlight, they farm chemosynthetic bacteria on their own claws, waving them around!

Art @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social

#CrabAZ 🦀🧪🦑