Three newly-discovered species of deep sea 'spiders' farm methane-eating bacteria on their own bodies in a symbiosis quite ...

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

A research team led by Occidental College has identified a previously unknown symbiosis; deep sea spiders that cultivate and ...

While the Sericosura spiders are the first of their kind caught feeding on methane-fueled microbes, they’re not alone in ...

Giant sea spiders house their vital organs, ... The Hoff crab (Kiwa tyleri) is a species of deep-sea squat lobster that lives near hydrothermal vents in the frigid Southern Ocean.

NUMAZU, Shizuoka -- Elementary and junior high school students here recently participated in the release of Japanese spider crabs at this central Japan city's hub for deep-sea fishing.

Sea spiders, while a closer relation to the crab than a true spider, have eight long, spindly legs and tiny bodies. Incredible moment rarely seen bigfin squid with 13ft tentacles is caught on ...

Near the surface, tiny crabs are terrified of larger predators. In the deep, 13-foot-wide giant spider crabs are usually the predators themselves. Perhaps the most infamous example of this deep-sea ...

Thousands of spider crabs descend on beach Coffin Bay locals have been blown away by a breathtaking but eerie winter phenomenon, as thousands of deep sea spider crabs move into shallow waters ...