Amazing Underwater Photos of Ocean Creatures Check out these
incredible images by photojournalist Brian Skerry, and help
select which photographs will appear in an upcoming exhibit - By
K. Annabelle Smith - September 06, 2012, Subscribe |Learn more
about the ocean from the Smithsonian's Ocean Portal. This little
hermit crab—about the size of a grain of rice—was a difficult
subject for Skerry. The tiny crustacean only pops his head out
every so often to feed. The crab, photographed in Japan,
occupies a tube on top of an old World War II engine. “This was
a challenging photo to make. He only gives you a few seconds to
capture the shot,” he says. Changes to the ocean’s temperature
and chemistry threaten the crab’s home in the reef. Vote for
this photo to appear in the Natural History Museum’s Portraits
of Planet Ocean exhibit, set to open in February 2013!