February 4, 2021: Squat Lobster
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014. Download larger version (jpg, 1.2 MB).
Up close with a squat lobster, seen during a Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014 expedition dive on Physalia Seamount on October 1, 2014. At the time of the dive, Physalia was the last unexplored seamount on the East Coast inside of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.
Want to learn more about squat lobsters? Read this ocean fact, “Are Squat Lobsters Really Lobsters?”.