Match Made in the Deep
Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas. Download (mp4, 69.8 MB)

A brittle star clings to a glass sponge in a 'match made in the deep.' Being on the sponge puts the brittle star higher in the water column, where it can more easily grab food floating by.

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