a Hyperiid amphipod, Phronima, that attacks salps, hollows out the inside where it will eventually raise its young. In this case the adult is guarding
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3932 x 2600 px | 33.3 x 22 cm | 13.1 x 8.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
15 February 2019Photographer:
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a Hyperiid amphipod, Phronima, that attacks salps, hollows out the inside where it will eventually raise its young. In this case the adult is guarding many babies. Photographed during a Blackwater drift dive in open ocean at 40 feet with bottom at 500 plus feet below. Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A. Atlantic Ocean