article_snippet: Males of a species of crab, nicknamed after David Hasselhoff because of their hairy chests, spend largely separate lives 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: Males of a species of crab, nicknamed after David Hasselhoff because of their hairy chests, spend separate lives 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 .
article_snippet: In some places, scientists say the crabs reach as many as 600 individuals per square metre.
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: The researchers 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: A university spokesman said: 'At the base of the mineral spires, smaller males mingle with females in spectacular piles, many crabs deep, where many crabs get together to mate. '
article_snippet: Away from the mineral spires, the few crabs found by The researchers were all females, carrying developing offspring under the few crabs found by the researchers curled-up tails.
article_snippet: Away from the vents, the cold water of the deep Antarctic also slows down the metabolism of the adult female crabs, making the adult female crabs less active than in the warmer waters of the jostling piles. '
highlights_snippet: Large male Hoff crabs live highest on the mineral spires of Antarctica .
  
highlights_snippet: At the base of the mineral spires, smaller males mingle with females .
  