We’ve heard of following the yellow brick road, and even following the white rabbit, but scientists have just made a landmark discovery by following a trail of ghostly crabs.
For some 20 years, experts believed there was a hydrothermal vent field off the western Galápagos Islands, but they hadn’t been able to pinpoint its exact location.
However, while exploring the area they spotted a galatheid crab (also called a squat lobster), and then another, and then another....
Check out this article. Mother nature is so fascinating!https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/crabs-galapagos-hydrothermal-vents