Such shellfish behavior! Amphipods, like the ones in this footage from ROV SuBastian, comprise an order of crustacea, shrimp-like in form. They are an interesting and convenient animal to study. Patricia Esquete is a benthic ecologist and taxonomist, and she served as the co-chief scientist for the #AntarcticClimateConnections expedition; she is focused on amphipods biodiversity, abundance, and lifestyles. “Amphipods are a very diversified group, with species adapted to very different environmen