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This lobster is hiding under a rock. Notice how his coloring resembles the reef behind him.
March 11, 2013
Don’t be shy! This lobster’s camouflage helps it hide.
Photo: Marsha Skoczek
This lobster is hiding under a rock. Notice how his coloring resembles the reef behind him. Underwater animals really like areas in the rock that have cracks, crevices and overhangs for them to hide. Many times as the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) approached the animals, they would scurry into a nearby hiding place.Read the blog post
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A New Start: This Lobster is Regenerating a ClawApril 29, 2019
Fa la la la lobster! Some families eat several courses of fish or shellfish for dinner on Christmas Eve. Do your holiday celebrations involve seafood?December 17, 2018
If your Valentine is a Gigantic Lobster, Best to Kiss from a DistanceFebruary 12, 2018This is a lobster that has almost completed regenerating a lost claw.May 11, 2015This is a lobster that has almost completed regenerating a lost claw.May 11, 2015
Inch-long tropical lobster larvae affixed to a glass slideJanuary 26, 2015Inch-long tropical lobster larvae affixed to a glass slideJanuary 26, 2015
Ridged Slipper Lobster (Scyllarides nodifer)December 8, 2014
This lobster is hiding under a rock. Notice how his coloring resembles the reef behind him.March 11, 2013
“We continue to see skates, various fishes, lobsters and sand dollars, and in places, huge amounts of scallops.”November 19, 2012
“The lobster pictured here weighed in at 16lbs and then was returned to the ocean.”October 8, 2012