Barnacles attached to hydrothermal vent spires feeding at Kawio Barat. Curiously
, the density of barnacles decreases with height and at a color change on the
large vent spire in the right center of the image.
Image ID: expl6038, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Photo Date: 2010 June 30 Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, INDEX-SATAL 2010