By Jamal Moss, NOAA Fisheries, on the Northwest Explorer
We captured a few of the Phronima Hyperrid amphipods on which the creature from the Aliens movie are based. One of the specimens captured was a momma surrounded by her brood. She was surprisingly similar to one in the movie and almost as scary when viewed under the microscope.
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