The name of the new family of deep-sea crab discovered in March 2005 is Kiwaidae, which comes from Kiwa, a Polynesian goddess of crustaceans. Less formally, the newfound creature has become known as the ?Yeti? crab, after the legendary shaggy ?snowman? of the Himalayas. (Photo courtesy of Michel Segonzac, IFREMER)[back]
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