Crab at the edge of hot pot

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Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency
  • 2019-05-15
  • 47:57
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There are many shallow hot springs around Gueishan Island, which may blowout high temperature sulfur column of smoke and toxic volcano gas. However, in such highly toxic environment, there are huge amount of crabs habitat taking plankton like snow on sea for living. Their foraging method is first seen in submarine hot springs worldwide! The video presents unique submarine volcano terrain, submarine hot spring and “Xenograpsus Testudinatus”living there.