14. Kiwa, God of Shellfish
Also known as the “yeti lobster,” Kiwa hirsuta is a crab with fluffy pincers. It’s probably blind, lives on hydrothermal vents and is absolutely adorable until it’s fluffy wufflers rip your nose off to lay its eggs inside your headmeat.
Although it’s described as a lobster, it’s closer related to crabs. Another member of the family was discovered in 2011, named kiwa puravida, which actively feeds it’s symbiotic bacteria by exposing them more to the hydrothermal vents to give them food and oxygen. It’s unique in this behaviour. Another family member was discovered only this year, the Hoff Crab, the only one we’ve found so far outside of the Pacific.
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