Globules of tar and white bacterial mat at a natural oil seep

Globules of tar and white bacterial mat at a natural oil seep. The white specks seen above the black background are probably copepods. The bristle worm seen in image expl8356 has moved further up the mound and can be seen in the upper center of the image. This movement occurred over a period of six minutes between images.

Photo Location: Gulf of Mexico, Sigsbee Escarpment
Photo Date: 2012 April 24