A beautifully marked red and white crab uses the carbonate debris at the base of a Lost City spire as shelter and protection. What appears to be an intriguing bit of shell with a long bit of reddish grey tubing is seen in the left center of the image.

Image ID: expl2235, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect
Location: Atlantic Ocean, Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Photo Date: 2005 July
Credit: IFE, URI-IAO, UW, Lost City Science Party; NOAA/OAR/OER; The Lost City 2005 Expedition

Category: Ocean exploration/

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