A deep-sea sponge with long-legged squat lobsters clinging to it, surrounded by dark rocky seabed.
Squat Lobsters
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Several squat lobsters observed on a glass sponge during Dive 09 of the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition at a depth of 2,095 meters (6,873 feet).