This bizarre elephant sponge (about two meters in height), nestled within a garden of sea fans and pinch bugs, came into view through a blizzard of marine snow. Image courtesy of Exploring Alaska's Seamounts 2002, NOAA/OER.
This bizarre elephant sponge (about two meters in height), nestled within a garden of sea fans and pinch bugs, came into view through a blizzard of marine snow. Image courtesy of Exploring Alaska's Seamounts 2002, NOAA/OER.