Gummy squirrel (“Psychropotes longicauda”) at 5,100 meters depth on abyssal sediments in the western CCZ. This animal is ~60 centimeters long (including tail), with red feeding palps (or “lips”) visibly extended from its anterior end (right).
“Gummy Squirrel”
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Gummy squirrel (“Psychropotes longicauda”) at 5,100 meters depth on abyssal sediments in the western CCZ. This animal is ~60 centimeters long (including tail), with red feeding palps (or “lips”) visibly extended from its anterior end (right).

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