@mbari_news: Squat lobsters don't shake hands, squat lobsters gotta hug 🤗⁠ ⁠ Squat lobsters are found throughout the world's ocean, from sea surface to the deep sea. Though they aren't actually lobsters, they resemble true lobsters in some ways; instead, they have a short, flattened carapace (upper shell that covers the main body). This one, Munida quadraspina, was observed with ROV Tiburon 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) deep in the Monterey Canyon. Squat lobsters use a variety of feeding mechanisms—some species filter feed, others eat detritus, graze on algae, and some scavenge or eat small prey on the seafloor. Sometimes we see dense aggregations of them on the seafloor. #ThisOneIsForTheMillennials #MBARI #DeepSea #DeepOcean #fyp #viral

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