phyllosoma larva of spiny lobster, riding on a mauve stinger jellyfish or purple stinger sea jelly, Pelagia noctilua, and gaining protection from the stinging tentacles of the sea jelly, photographed at night in surface waters of deep ocean off Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean


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Image ID: 0038091-DPE.jpg

larval lobster

phyllosoma larva of spiny lobster, riding on a mauve stinger jellyfish or purple stinger sea jelly, Pelagia noctilua, and gaining protection from the stinging tentacles of the sea jelly, photographed at night in surface waters of deep ocean off Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Doug Perrine

Image dimensions: 7034x4690

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I0000Yc2VQQJ6XRc

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