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Vent Gardening principle

Lessons from Yeti Crab

Farm the vent.

Hairy-Claw Bacteria Farming

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Core lesson

Strange places reward the one who learns what can be tended there.

Biological basis

Yeti Crabs live near deep-sea hydrothermal vents and use hairy setae on their claws to cultivate or collect bacteria for food.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

TendingSymbiosisExtreme habitatResourcefulnessDeep-sea life

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