#lembeh strait

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day 10: phyllidia babai 📍bootless bay, lembeh strait, sulawesi sea, coral sea, yellow sea

named telemachus by my partner. i fucked up.... so today there will be two slugs. so sorry. but that means more slugs.

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“The Octopus Case”

Photo: Samuel Sloss

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

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The Enigmatic Sargassum Fish of Lembeh

The Sargassum fish, scientifically known as Histrio histrio, is a master of mimicry, seamlessly blending into the floating sargassum seaweed that carpets the ocean's surface.

The Sargassum fish, scientifically known as Histrio histrio, is a master of mimicry, seamlessly blending into the floating sargassum seaweed that carpets the ocean’s surface. One might mistake these aquatic illusionists for mere extensions of the surrounding seaweed, but their ability to float is a key survival strategy that goes beyond mere camouflage. Sargassum Frogfish At the heart of the…

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Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena) by tbanny

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Not up to anything tonight? 

Check out this beautiful video, identifying ocean wildlife in Indonesia’s Lembeh Strait:

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for Marine Bio lovers

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Mucky Secrets (full) - The Marine Creatures of the Lembeh Strait  

"Mucky Secrets" is a documentary about the marine life of the Lembeh Strait at the heart of the Coral Triangle off north Sulawesi in Indonesia. The DVD is available at http://www.bubblevision.com/underwate... The Lembeh Strait is a popular scuba diving destination, famed for its excellent "muck diving". A huge diversity of exotic marine creatures can be found on the mucky seabed, including everything from tropical fish to benthic sharks to nudibranchs. Critters compete for survival with an armoury including camouflage, mimicry, toxicity, and dazzling coloration. "Mucky Secrets" is an excellent resource for scuba divers, aquarists, and marine biology students. The documentary features underwater macro footage from many of Lembeh's famous dive sites .

via: Nick Hope

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From Smithsonian Photo of the Day; February 23, 2017:

Acrobat

This snake eel (Ophichthus sp.) was waiting for unsuspecting prey on the sandy bottom of the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, when an acrobatic shrimp climbed atop its mouth.

Photographer: Giacomo Marchione; La Loggia, Italy

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Harlequin shrimps, Hymenocera picta, photographed with the snoot on the blue seastar, Linkia laevigata, in Lembeh strait, Indonesia

Photograph: Adriano Morettin

World Nature Photography Awards