article_snippet: Males of a species of hairy chested crab, which has been given a nickname David Hasselhoff, spend Males of a species of hairy chested crab, which has been given a nickname David Hasselhoff lives largely separate from the females, according to new research.
article_snippet: In a study looking at the private life of the deep-sea crab known as the 'Hoff' have found that the males and females spend separate lives at volcanic vents 1.5 miles deep near Antarctica.
article_snippet: In 2010, a British expedition revealed a 'lost world' of deep-sea animals including the crab named after the Baywatch star thriving on the ocean floor near Antarctica.
article_snippet: Using a deep-diving remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to examine the distribution, size and sex of these crabs at the vents, Dr Leigh Marsh and colleagues from the University of Southampton have now pieced together Dr Leigh Marsh and colleagues from the University of Southampton private lives.
article_snippet: Dr Leigh Marsh and colleagues from the University of Southampton found that large male Hoff crabs live highest on the mineral spires of the deep-sea vents, closest to the hot fluids that jet from large male Hoff crabs.
article_snippet: Smaller males tend to mingle with the females at the base of the mineral spires.
article_snippet: Next The researchers examined the crustacean's gonads and measured the size of the tube shaped bundles of sperm there, called spermatophores.