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Sea spider (pycnogonid) seen on the side of a volcanic cone

Description

Sea spider (pycnogonid) seen on the side of a volcanic cone.The sea spider was 30 centimeters wide by 20 centimeters tall withbright orange spindly legs.

Credit

NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, INDEX-SATAL 2010, NOAA/OER

Display Date

2010 July 11

Location

Indonesia

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Index 2010

Keywords

Ocean Exploration