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"Sometimes, someone is obviously covered in red fl

"Sometimes, someone is obviously covered in red flags"
Much like The Joker and Harley Quin, a mated pair of Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) are vividly coloured, and have a close relationship centered around love and murder. While every carnivore kills to eat, most are opportunistic hunters or proper predators, stalking and hunting their prey for a quick kill. Harlequin shrimp are the creepy couple who drag strangers (sea stars) into their lair and slowly torture them.
Richelieu Rock, Thailand
3/03/2023
[Sony A7R IV, 90mm macro, AOI +12.5 diopter]

"Caught in the light" A heavily pregnant hairy shr

"Caught in the light"
A heavily pregnant hairy shrimp (Phycocaris simulans) looks positively startled from its giant "eyelashes".
Island #5, Similan marine park, Thailand. 27 Feb 2023 [Sony A7R IV]

Prints of Port Barton finished! Learning to frame

Prints of Port Barton finished! Learning to frame has been a process. It's not necessarily difficult, but it is finicky, and frustrating without a good workspace or equipment. The end result is quite nice, and will look great on some walls!

"Do you desire to be nudi?" A Much-Desired Nudibra

"Do you desire to be nudi?" A Much-Desired Nudibranch (Coryphellina exoptata) sniffs out the water with its feathery nose on its head. Amed, Bali, Indonesia. 4 Aug 2019 [Canon 5D m3]

"My, what big eyes you have!" "All the better to s

"My, what big eyes you have!" "All the better to see you with, my dear..." A Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) swims through a group of divers in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. 18 Feb, 2018 [Canon 5D m3]

Perched on the tips of its fins, a Pictus Blenny (

Perched on the tips of its fins, a Pictus Blenny (Ecsenius pictus) seems just as amazed at the ocean as we are, every dive. Siquijor, Philippines. 14 May, 2019. [Canon 5D m3]

"Just lumpy, bumpy, me." A black velutinid snail /

"Just lumpy, bumpy, me." A black velutinid snail / 5 fingered sponge snail (Coriocella nigra) found on Chocolate Island, Malapascua, Philippines. 4 Jun 2019. [Canon 5D m3]

"One of us is sticking our nose where it doesn't b

"One of us is sticking our nose where it doesn't belong!" Getting close and personal to a Rough Snout Ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paegnius) brings out the details in its ghillie suit. Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia. 12 Feb 2019. [Canon 5D m3]

"Sometimes, to get ahead, you need to grab the bul

"Sometimes, to get ahead, you need to grab the bull by the horns." A Longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta) stands its ground in Amed, Bali, Indonesia. 6 Jan 2018. [Canon 5D m3]

A weedy sea dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) drif

A weedy sea dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) drifts close to me in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. 27 Mar 2019. [Canon 5D m3]

With rebellious style reminiscent of Madonna in th

With rebellious style reminiscent of Madonna in the 80s, this juvenile Spotfin Lionfish (Pterois antennata) is certainly... Causing a Commotion. Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia. 12 Feb 2019. [Canon 5D m3]

"Caught in the spotlight, at a loss for words" A y

"Caught in the spotlight, at a loss for words" A yellow pygmy goby (Lubricogobius exiguus) pauses at the entrance of its home in Dauin, Philippines. 8 May 2019. [Canon 5D m3]

"A fish dressed up like David Bowie - ready to daz

"A fish dressed up like David Bowie - ready to dazzle!" A Mosaic Leatherjacket (Eubalichthys mosaicus) warily swims past, on his way to some place fabulous, no doubt. Ammo Jetty, Perth, Australia. 6 Apr 2019. [Canon 5D m3]

"The miracle of birth, is a slow process." A Paint

"The miracle of birth, is a slow process." A Painted nudi (Thecacera picta) begins the slow, laborious process of laying its eggs in a spiral ribbon in Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia. 12 Feb 2019. [Canon 5D m3]

"when you pick a pawpaw, or a prickly pear, and yo

"when you pick a pawpaw, or a prickly pear, and you prick a raw paw - well next time beware!" A hairy squat lobster (Lauriea siagiani) looks like a cross between a cactus and a crab, and hides on barrel sponges. Anilao, Philippines. 22 Apr 2019 [Canon 5D m3]

"That post-buffet, trying to get out of your seat

"That post-buffet, trying to get out of your seat feeling - it feels how this looks." An ocellated / Lembeh frogfish (Nudiantennarius subteres) struggles with its vanity on the best of days. Dauin, Philippines. 11 May 2019. [Canon 5D m3]

"It's a fine line you walk, Shaun the Sheep!" A Co

"It's a fine line you walk, Shaun the Sheep!" A Costasiella kuroshimae walks along the edge of its home and food, Avrainvillea sp green algae. Dauin, Philippines. 8 May 2019. [Canon 5D m3]

"Follow the leader!" A pair of Noumeaella sp. nudi

"Follow the leader!" A pair of Noumeaella sp. nudibranchs display unusual trailing behaviour in Dauin, Philippines. 10 May 2019. [Canon 5d m3

"An alien berry bush?" A shaggy aegires nudibranch

"An alien berry bush?" A shaggy aegires nudibranch (Aegires villosus) is a vivid patch of colour in Romblon, Philippines. 28 Apr 2019 [Canon 5D m3]

"gimmie gimmie gimmie!" A soft coral squat lobster

"gimmie gimmie gimmie!" A soft coral squat lobster (Galathea sp.) reaches up to the camera from within some soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.) in Anilao, Philippines. 20 Apr 2019. [Canon 5D m3]

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