Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 minute ago

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This deep-sea lobster, likely Acanthocaris tenuimana, was seen during Dive 8 at a site known as Northwest Guam Seamount. It was guarding a series of large burrows with claws poised for action.

Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas.
oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1605/dailyupdates/media/video/0501-blind-lobster/0501-blind-lobster.html