A white galatheid squat lobster perches upon fractured pillow basalt lava.
Squat Lobster
Image courtesy of NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, MCR Expedition 2011. Download larger version (jpg, 1.3 MB).

A white galatheid squat lobster perches upon fractured pillow basalt lava. Generally speaking, galatheids are scavengers found worldwide, but they can be found in high abundance near hydrothermal vents, where food is plentiful. The red laser dots are 10cm apart.

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