海猪们一直以来都是海底「求生大作战」的主角：他们总是和那些奇怪的海参之类的动物在海底过着亲密的生活，海洋生物学家通过遥控潜水器（ROV）名为Doc Ricketts的发现，发现了一些异常现象：那些小型的螃蟹竟然背上和下肚里挂满了海猪。这一幕实在是太让人意外了，引发了他们的极大兴趣。
进一步的研究让他们发现，他们调查的2600只海猪中约四分之一的海猪背上和腹部挂着小螃蟹，这些「偷渡者」大多是幼年的螃蟹，每只大约1.4厘米（1.5英寸）大小。
通过观察海猪深度的幼年螃蟹，发现令人震惊的是96%的幼年螃蟹都是在海猪身上行走。这让它们很难被人类发现，让人们猜测鱼也难以轻易发现它们，以此来逃避捕食者。
这种奇特的联盟为双方带来了很多益处：螃蟹获得了保护，而海猪也有可能在这个过程中不会受到寄生虫的侵袭。所以，两者形成了这样一种奇特而有趣的共生关系，在深海中共同享受这份无法言喻的快乐！
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