Pic o’ the Week: Microscopic Monster in the Sea

Life among the ghouls and goblins of Halloween season may be harrowing but it’s no better in the watery world of our ocean’s microscopic plankton. Consider the Phronima sedentaria

Pic o’ the Week: Red Bull in the White Sea

A Red Bull (Amphipoda Acanthonotozoma inflatum) in the White Sea. Says photog Alexander Semenov, "This amphipod crustacean is kinda unique, because of its very bright color, but it lives in the bushes of red algaes usually, so it's hidden from enemies and carnivores. Acanthonotozoma feeds on bryozoans, destroying their small houses and eating soft parts."