A red shrimp with long legs and antennae stands on a light sandy seabed scattered with small rocks.
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Spider Shrimp
This spider shrimp (family Nematocarcinidae) with long, stilted legs was seen walking on the sediment that filled the caldera of the seamount explored during the first dive of the 2026 American Samoa ROV + Mapping Exploration expedition.
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NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2026 American Samoa ROV + Mapping Exploration