Orange hermit crab with stalked eyes peering out from gastropod shell

Galatheid crabs and a large shrimp feast opportunistically on a pelagic catch. The largest crab individuals were feeding directly on the catch, whereas the smaller crabs waited their turn on the outskirts of the group. Image captured by Little Hercules at "Zona Senja."

Red and orange squat lobsters and large spotted shrimp feasting on an egg casing at "Zona Senja.

Red and orange squat lobsters feasting on an egg casing at "Zona Senja."

Red and orange squat lobster. Notice the yellowish hairlike growth on the legs and body.

White squat lobster crawling over rock with numerous barnacles. Note hair like growth on claws, legs, and body.

White squat lobsters hiding in a log.

A very spikey red lithodes sp. crab.

A small reddish hermit crab with a white shell on a sponge.

A red and orange squat lobster with long claws on apebbly substrate

Fierce looking squat lobster peering out of burrow towards mushroom coral (Anthomastus sp.) waving in the current.

Squat lobsters, white sponges, and small white corals on a rocky substrate.

A mantis shrimp - a member of the Protosquillidae family

Squat lobster in a crevice in a rock outcrop

Furry claws of a type of lobster poking out from its burrow.

A blind lobster - a member of the family Polychelidae.

Closeup of a blind lobster - a member of the family Polychelidae.

A blind lobster - a member of the family Polychelidae.

A blind lobster - a member of the family Polychelidae.

A blind lobster - a member of the family Polychelidae.

A large red shrimp on a small white sponge.

A large red shrimp hanging beneath what appears to be a sponge.

A swimming bright red shrimp over coral bushes below.

A swimming bright red shrimp over coral bushes below.

A swimming squat lobster headed toward a large sea urchin next to a small coral bush.

A large red shrimp on a small bottlebrush coral.

A red shrimp on a rock face

A red shrimp on a sediment covered rock bottom

A red shrimp on a sandy bottom

Closeup of a red shrimp on a sandy bottom

Front view of a red shrimp next to the bottom of a hair sponge and on a pebble bottom.

Two different species of shrimp on a pebble covered bottom

A bright red shrimp swimming above a sand and pebble bottom

A very large white-spotted brown shrimp next to a small orange squat lobster on a pebble bottom.

A red-striped translucent shrimp on a rock face.

A red with white horizontal stripes shrimp on a rock bottom.

Two red with white horizontal stripes shrimp on a rock face.

Red-faced shrimp with progressively lighter coloration towards tail.

A large red shrimp next to a yellow feather star on a rock bottom.

Coral and a stalked sponge on the same stalk.

An assemblage of deep sea creatures including a very large shrimp, at least three species of coral, a white feather star, a clear holothurian, and others. These animals are all on a boulder while the surrounding, lower elevation area apparently has minimal associated life forms.

Feather stars, crinoids, brittle stars with curled up legs - a strange appearing assemblage of animals.

Brittle stars on a coral "stick" and a large barnacle to the right.

A variety of corals, a yellow feather star, and an odd appearing finger-like sponge. A wide and diverse community of life exists at this site called "Site K ."

A white sponge, a large white thick trunked soft coral, and a small white stony coral.

The seamount Target K has both great numbers and a large diversity of organisms.

A golden orange coral, a brisingid starfish with his arms up, and a white sponge .

White, orange, purple, and yellow corals and a large white sponge. A small pinkish whip coral is to the left of the purple coral.

A flower-like stalked sponge, a yellow coral, a white coral, and a translucent sponge are among some of the creatures in this image.

Crinoids, small corals and dead stalks of what may have been whip corals give an eerie feeling to this image. A live spiraling whip coral is behind the yellow feather star.