Image Archive

Screen capture of a spider crab up close climbing on the Fetch platform during dive J2-1616. Credit: E. Albines, Queens College, V24.

We encountered a few Dungeness crabs during the survey of PN1D, near the Oregon Shelf site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, J2-1529, V23.

A squat lobster (galatheid crab) living on the Axial Base Shallow Profiler mooring. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1150, V19

Looking down on a galatheid crab sitting on the rope attached to a marker next to the anchor of the Slope Base profiler mooring in 2900 meters (~9500 feet) of water. A number of venus flytrap anemones are also attached to the hard surfaces here. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive R2258, V22

A galatheid crab (aka squat lobster) sitting on the rope attached to a marker next to the anchor of the Slope Base profiler mooring in 2900 meters (~9500 feet) of water. A number of venus flytrap anemones are also attached to the hard surfaces here. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive R2258, V22

A unique community of invertebrates gathered around the anchor of the Slope Base profiler mooring in 2900 meters (~9500 feet) of water, including a Bathydoris nudibranch, flytrap anemones, galatheid crabs, and sea cucumbers. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive R2258, V22

A unique community of invertebrates gathered around the anchor of the Slope Base profiler mooring in 2900 meters (~9500 feet) of water, including a Bathydoris nudibranch, flytrap anemones, galatheid crabs, and sea cucumbers. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive R2258, V22

A unique community of invertebrates gathered around the anchor of the Slope Base profiler mooring in 2900 meters (~9500 feet) of water, including a Bathydoris nudibranch, flytrap anemones, galatheid crabs, and sea cucumbers. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive R2258, V22

Looking down on a galatheid crab sitting on the rope attached to a marker next to the anchor of the Slope Base profiler mooring in 2900 meters (~9500 feet) of water. A number of venus flytrap anemones are also attached to the hard surfaces here. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive R2258, V22

A spider crab crawling next to a cavernous hole formed by a collapsed lava bubble near the Trevi vent at Axial Seamount. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive R2244, V22

A king crab walking along the seafloor near Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, Dive R2228, V22.

A Tanner crab on the sediment at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, Dive R2228, V22.

A scarlet king crab walking on a carbonate outcrop at Pinnacle, near Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, Dive R2228, V22.

A battered, old king crab covered in lesions and tube worms, seen at Pinnacle, near Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, Dive R2228, V22.

A deep-sea crab from the family Lithodidae seen at International District. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive J2-1378; V21.

A hermit crab (Pagurus sp.) seen at Southern Hydrate Ridge during VISIONS'21.

Purple hagfish, speckled sole, red rockfish, starfishn and crabs thrive at Southern Hydrate Ridge with diverse substrates to call home. Credit: UW/OOI-NSF/WHOI. V20.

Crabs swarm Primary Node PN1B. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI. V20

A spider crab explores a small collapse pit floored by glass lava talus on the summit of Axial Seamount. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI: V20.

A spider crab delicately walks across glassy rubble in a small collapse pit. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI: V20.

A spider crab hangs upside down exiting a glassy collapse zone. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI: V20.

A spider crab walks across a lava flow at the summit of Axial Seamount. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI:V20