Squat Lobster

Sea sponge soaking up knowledge from the #Okeanos expeditions. Not affiliated w/ NOAA et al.

[NOAA Ocean Exploration @oceanexplorer]

First #Okeanos dive of 2017 today off American Samoa! ROV on bottom a bit later: ~1:00pm SST/7:00pm EST. Video: https://t.co/KMPtmePpwQ

[mama peters @mama_peters]

If you like ocean dives like I do, tune in on YouTube with @oceanexplorer! #okeanos dives are back! Also #octocoral?

[Squat Lobster @Hippospongia]

Squat lobster! And its coral friend(s?). #okeanos

[Oceanbots @oceanbots]

D2 wasting no time in grabbing a rock sample #Okeanos https://t.co/jsewj0Co4q

[NOAA Ocean Exploration @oceanexplorer]

We're on @instagram! Check us out at https://t.co/K6WJ05tLHf. And happy #OctopusFriday!

[NOAA Ocean Exploration @oceanexplorer]

Stuff you might find when exploring where no one has before: https://t.co/RV6MCjrqa4. #Okeanos dives start tomorrow!

[Christopher Mah, @echinoblog.bsky.social @echinoblog]

Pycnopodia Watch! Cautious optimisim about Sunflower Stars! (post starfishwasting) https://t.co/sKmOuzVG65

[Squat Lobster @Hippospongia]

So cool to see all the trails where the sea cucumbers were feeding on the sediment. #Okeanos #cucumber

[Squat Lobster @Hippospongia]

Beautiful sea cucumber! #Okeanos #cucumber

[Squat Lobster @Hippospongia]

Beautiful swimming sea cucumber. I will miss these when #Okeanos is done diving.

[Oceanbots @oceanbots]

Pre-dive checks on D2 and Seirios. High voltage lights are on! #Okeanos https://t.co/jsewj0TZt0

[Oceanbots @oceanbots]

Seirios came in like a wrecking ball tonight #okeanos

[Colin Young @ColinAYoung]

From #mapoli "Lobstah Day," lobsters in various stages of development, from @NEAQ. The blue color is from diet.

[Squat Lobster @Hippospongia]

Holy crap, folks! Look at all these things! There's SO much life in the deep sea! #Okeanos @oceanexplorer

[Squat Lobster @Hippospongia]

So much life! #Okeanos

[Squat Lobster @Hippospongia]

Stepped away from #Okeanos for a bit. Came back to this:

[Karen Yip @KBYip]

Most giant #sponge ever mounted on cliff of Vogt Guyot. #Okeanos #SOUS #spongeofunusualsize

[Squat Lobster @Hippospongia]

Squat lobster! #okeanos