Meet the barrel amphipod | Critter Corner

Who says you can’t have your house and eat it too? Behold the beautiful barrel amphipod, Phronima sedentaria, the newest addition to Into the Deep/En Lo Profundo. These crafty crustaceans cruise around the water column in the carved-out carcasses of gelatinous animals called salps. The salp “barrel” provides not only shelter, but also food for these dainty drifters and their young. Look closely and you’ll see several hatchlings on the inside feasting on the salp’s tissues!
CZcams: Want to learn more about barrel amphipods? Check out our animal guide here: www.montereybayaquarium.org/a...
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[@ameliaswierd]

I love you barrel amphipod

[@nurgleGurgell]

Every week I discover a new animal I had never heard of before

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

Really weird & fascinating 😊

[@alexliu8752]

Looks really cool still cant beat Rosa

[@sarahmtrager]

These dudes just bicycling around the ocean

[@zanderyoung97]

Look at him go!

[@jennifermorrison229]

Aren’t these creatures so beautiful.

[@Noobgalaxies]

Strangely relaxing. Beautiful creatures, but why do they glow?

[@MontereyBayAquarium]

As far as we know, these animals do not bioluminesce - that "glow" is likely from the lighting in their exhibit.

[@AminalCreacher]

very neat. :)

[@quantumblur_3145]

Hermit crabs but weirder

[@Quantum_Physician]

dude i thought this was one of those spinning things with music videos

[@vivy4578]

Been loving all your videos! Hope we get to see more shorts in the future, we want more ppl to watch this amazing content 😏😏

[@lovemenot82]

That's absolutely so cool

[@rickski73]

Wow that is amazing😊

[@LucidTurtle]

Imagine finding out this this is massive, like 30 feet long

[@MontereyBayAquarium]

Some deep-sea animals can get quite large, but these barrel amphipods only grow to about 2 inches in length!

[@crowmaster9652]

Hey I was watching your African penguin livestream andI don't see no penguin in the livestream
perhaps have an announcement that the penguin is resting outside of the cameras line of sight

[@mrdrd0ll]

thats so me\

[@tippib2222]

Is phronima the critter that inspired some of the look of the xenomorph in Alien? Or is that an urban legend?

[@lucky_luke2470]

Will the aquarium get more exhibits any time soon?

[@erinpoly4914]

Looks like a baby alien. But y do u name it barrel u also named barrel eye fish, so y barrell?

[@ididsomething313]

Anybody here from Doug Doug?