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Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Brown Grass Shrimp
Zanzibar Whip Coral
Shrimp (maybe 3/8 inch)
Cryptic Sponge Shrimp.
Less than 1/4inch
Cryptic Sponge Shrimp
Tiger Shrimp
Tiger Shrimp
Egg Shell Shrimp
Egg Shell Shrimp
Donald Duck Shrimp
Donald Duck Shrimp
Donald Duck Shrimp
Emperor Shrimps on Sea
Cucumber (female is the
larger one)
Peacock Shrimp
Peacock Shrimp
Magnificent Anemone
Shrimp cleaning Snake
Eel. Many shrimps act as
cleaners of dead scales
or parasites on other
animals
Transparent Shrimp
Whitespot Hermit Crab
Xenia Swimming Crab.
1/2inch lives in Xenia soft
coral
Xenia Swimming Crab
Tiny Porcelain Crabs,
under 1/4inch. The little
"feathers" act like nets,
sweeping the water for
food
Spotted Porcelain Crab
Orangutang Crab.
Covered in algae
Mosiac Boxer Crab.
Holding little anemones
in its claws. It uses these
to capture food. The crab
is under 3/4inch across
Urchin Swimming Crab
on Radiant Sea Urchin
Urchin Swimming Crab
Zebra Crabs on Radiant
Sea Urchin
Zebra Crabs on Cake
Urchin. The one on the
left is female and is
carrying pink eggs on her
underside
Female Zebra Crab
Elegant Crinoid Squat
Lobster. 1/2inch. Lives in
crinoids and takes on the
same coloration
Spider Squat Lobster,
3inches
Hairy Squat Lobster, lives
on Barrel Sponges
Hairy Squat Lobsters
Chromodoris
Nudibranchs. Nudibranch
means "naked gill" and
you can see the feathery
gills at the back
Chromodoris Nudibranch
Dorid--Phyllidiopsis
Nudibranch
Diana's Chromodoris
Nudibranch
Anna's Chromodoris
Nudibranch
T Bar Nudibranch. This
one has a hitchhiker
T Bar Nudibranch. This
one has a hitchhiker--tiny
1/4inch Emperor shrimp
living on it
Closer view of the
Emperor shrimp
Blue Dragon Nudibranch
Blue Dragon Nudibranch
Rudman's
Phyllodesmium
Nudibranch. Feeds on
Xenia soft coral but also
uses sunlight to
photosynthesize the
brown algae that's
coloring the body as a
food source.
Phyllodesmiums are
known as "the solar
powered nudibranch".
Flabellina Nudibranch
Red Spot Glossodoris
Nudibranch
Girdled Glossodoris
Nudibranch
Brown Margin
Glossodoris Nudibranch
Grape Doto Nudibranch.
Feeding on stinging
hydroids. It absorbs the
toxins which act as
repellent to possible
predators, Tiny, less than
1/2inch
Loch's Chromodoris
Nudibranch
Nembrotha Nudibranch
Nembrotha Nudibranch
Red Lined Jurunna
Nudibranch. Big, four
inches
Precious Chromodoris
Nudibranch
Nembrotha Nudibranch
Nembrotha Nudibranch
Candy Halgerda
Nudibranch
Not a nudibranch, a
Benthic Ctenophore,
member of the comb jelly
family. These have long
filament like "fishing"
tentacles they use to
capture prey
Bobbit Worm.
Carnivorous, live in
burrows and hunt fish at
night. This one is about
the diameter of a garden
hose, could be 3feet long
under the sand
Bobbit Worm, grasping
pincers. "Alien"
nightmare
Bobbit Worm, the feeding
end. They are
astonishingly fast, can
grab a fish and pull it
down into the sand in
less than a second
Pharaoh Cuttlefish.
Broadclub Cuttlefish.
Big, 18inches
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Crinoid Cuttlefish. Less
than 2inches
Crinoid Cuttlefish
Bobtail Squid. Size of a
thimble
Bobtail Squid. It's
burying itself in the sand
Common Octopus
Common Octopus
Longarm Octopus
Longarm Octopus.
Standing up and taking a
look around
Longarm Octopus
Mimic Octopus
Mimic Octopus
Veined Octopus. Also
known as Coconut
Octopus as larger ones
will pull coconut halves
together as shelter
Coconut Octopus, small,
using shells to make its
little home
Larger Coconut Octopus
out in the sand
Larger Coconut Octopus
out in the sand in the last
picture--but resourceful!
No big shells, no
coconuts--NO
PROBLEM. A discarded
plastic cup works just
fine
Blue Ring Octopus, night
time coloration. A "Holy
Grail" species for
photographers
Blue Ring Octopus.
Small, about 4inches but
has dangerous
venomous bite
Blue Ring Octopus. Bite
can cause death by
Tetrodotoxin poison that
paralyzes the respiratory
muscles.
Blue Ring Octopus
Blue Ring Octopus
Poison Ocellated
Octopus. Close relative
of the Blue Ring, also
with poisonous bite
Poison Ocellated
Octopus. Small, 4inches
Poison Ocellated
Octopus
North Sulawesi 2017. Creatures
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Belize, October 2021.
It's not just the fish in the Lembeh Strait, the invertebrate life is also stunning. We
added new octopi on this trip, including the elusive Blue Ring and close relative, the
Poison Ocellated. Many new tiny shrimp and finally, some cooperative squid on a
night dive that came close and posed. As always, the extra sharp eyes of the
Kungkungan Bay Resort dive guides seek and find the invisible!
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