Tom Shirley, Professor of Invertebrate Biology, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, speaks about a crab observed on his first dive of the exploration of Murray Seamount. You will see a giant spider crab with missing legs attempt to catch a rattail fish prior to being captured by the submersible. Video courtesy of Peter Etnoyer, WHOI, NOAA, the Alvin Group, and the 2002 GOA Expedition science party. Download largest version (mp4, 10.6 MB).
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