Humpback Whale Spyhopping

humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, spyhopping, large adult female showing well-developed parasitic acorn barnacles attached under chin, Cornula diaderma, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean

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Humpback-Whale-0128.jpg

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Masa Ushioda/CoolWaterPhoto.com

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3600x5400 / 5.4MB

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acorn barnacle arthropod Balaenopteridae baleen whale barnacle cetacean Cornula diaderma crustacean Hawaii humpback whale invertebrate mammal marine mammal Megaptera novaeangliae Mysticeti over-under Pacific Ocean parasite parasitism rorqual split view spyhop spyhopping symbiosis underwater USA