Large starfish attacking a small chrysogorgia coral bush.

A red shrimp in the delicate branches of a small chrysogorgia coral bush.

A sea pen octocoral with polyps extended and a red shrimp

A red shrimp with relatively huge antennae

Breeding red crabs (Chaceon sp.)

Closeup view of a spiky looking pink lithodid crab.

Pink lithodid crab near a cold seep.

Red crabs (Chaceon sp.)

Crab (Chaceon sp.) buried in the sediments.

Crab (Chaceon sp.) in the vicinity of a group of rocks. A second crab is seen with its back to a rock in the upper right. The white-tipped objects in a circular pattern are tube worms. At least five shrimp can be seen in the image.

A large red crab serving as a host to what appear to be numerous hitch-hiking barnacles sits atop a rock outcrop. A small red crab is at the rocks base while a rather stout deep sea fish cruises by on the left. Marine snow, detritus falling from upper regions is illuminated in these bottom waters.

A fairly ugly spider crab stakes out a location next to a cold seep area. (Rochina crassa)

A pinkish red lithodid crab serving as host to numerous small white barnacles.

Closeup of a crab (Chaceon sp.) with numerous small white barnacles attached.

Small stalked barnacles on a crab with cirri extended.

The giant isopod Bathynomus giganteus.

The giant isopod Bathynomus giganteus.

The giant isopod Bathynomus giganteus.

A swimming deep-sea sea spider.

A deep water species of rock shrimp with a smaller red shrimp in the upper right .

Closup of a pink rock shrimp. Its tail resembles a miniature lobster tail.

A royal red shrimp (Pleoticus robustus) with huge antennae

A giant pycnogonid sea spider walking across the seafloor on its stilt-like legs. Note its proboscis extending down which it uses for a feeding tube.

A closeup of the proboscis of a giant pycnogonid sea spider.

Red crabs mating (Chaceon quinquedens)

The orange seemingly illuminated eyes of this lithodid crab give it an eerie appearance.

A royal red shrimp (Pleoticus robustus) with huge antennae

A royal red shrimp (Pleoticus robustus) with huge antennae. Shrimp seen swimming above the bottom.

A large pinkish white lithodid crab. Look closely and you can see the attached barnacles.

A large pinkish white lithodid crab. Look closely and you can see the attached barnacles.

An orange and white squat lobster.

A brownish shrimp and a lithodid crab in close proximity. The crab is possibly thinking about a shrimp dinner.

Closeup of lithodid crabs "face".

A brownish shrimp and a lithodid crab in close proximity. The crab is possibly thinking about a shrimp dinner. His left claw seems a bit opener than in image expl8154. Perhaps it is getting ready to pounce. The red laser dots are 10 cm apart (about 4 inches) giving an indication of the relative sizes of crab and shrimp.

A large hermit crab that seems to have outgrown its shell.

A small pink hermit crab in a white shell.

A squat lobster at the entrance to its shelter. A small white zoanthid is to the right.

A small pink hermit crab in a white shell.

A large swimming shrimp. A small coral bush and a holothurian are seen below.

Large red squid near seafloor. Possibly Pholidoteuthis adami. The red color serves as camouflage as the only light found in the depths of the ocean is blue. Blue light does not reflect off red animals and makes them much more difficult to see unless having a source of bright white light such as on the Little Herc ROV. Pholidoteuthis adami.

Two large squid attempting to mate in the Gulf of Mexico. The male squid is upside down on top of the female, holding her just behind the fin. The white structure is the end of the male reproductive tract which he is using to implant sperm packages in the female. Oddly, where he is implanting his spermatophores is nowhere near where the eggs come out. Pholidoteuthis adami.

Large red squid near seafloor. Pholidoteuthis adami. The red color serves as camouflage as the only light found in the depths of the ocean is blue. Blue light does not reflect off red animals and makes them much more difficult to see unless having a source of bright white light such as on the Little Herc ROV.

Large red squid near seafloor. Pholidoteuthis adami. The red color serves as camouflage as the only light found in the depths of the ocean is blue. Blue light does not reflect off red animals and makes them much more difficult to see unless having a source of bright white light such as on the Little Herc ROV.

Vertical squid.

Large squid cruising over white sand and mud seafloor. The squid's head is to the right.

Large squid cruising over white sand and mud seafloor. The squid's head is to the right.

Large squid cruising over white sand and mud seafloor. The squid's head is to the right.

Piglet squid Helicocranchia pfefferi .

Piglet squid Helicocranchia pfefferi .

Large squid Magnipinna sp. seen in the distance.