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What appears to be a small white crustacean adhering to the leg of thispycnogonid sea spider

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Description

What appears to be a small white crustacean adhering to the leg of thispycnogonid sea spider. What is the relationship between these twocreatures. Is the small white creature destined to be dinner?

Credit

NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard

Display Date

20141006T153647Z

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Ocean Exploration Collections

Modern Expeditions

Our Deepwater Backyard 2014