Under H2O

A blog dedicated to life underwater.

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Untitled by Robert Muñoz | Pindaro on 500px

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daniel stoupin, a doctoral candidate in marine biology at the university of queensland, has photographed a variety of coral species using full spectrum light to reveal fluorescent pigments that would otherwise be invisible to the naked eye. each piece (click pic for name) is from the great barrier reef. given the complexity of the techniques used, which involve time-lapse and stereoscopic and focus stacked photography, the images take up to ten hours to produce in the lab.

[ianbrooks]

The Abyss // Manta Madness photos by Mako Miyamoto

Photog: Behance / Website / Society6

[ohfortheloveofsharks]

Thresher sharks always have this worried look on their face. It’s like they just realized they were late for something important. :3

[gryblogs]

Oh god. Is my tail too long? I bet my tail’s too long. Oh god, oh god, oh god…

[awkwardsituationist]

george karbus used the light from the aurora borealis to photograph his girlfriend, kate hamsiaora, and, by chance, a passing belgua whale beneath the arctic ice of russia’s white sea. walking thirty meters out on to the ice, they drilled a hole thirty centimeters deep and descended into the minus two degree celsius water.

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(via Feeding the Whale Shark Photo by Normand Brassard -- National Geographic Your Shot)

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(via The elephant in the sea Photo by Mike Korostelev -- National Geographic Your Shot)

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(via Sinuous Silky Shark Photo by Paul Colley -- National Geographic Your Shot)

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(via Unexpected encounter Photo by Marc Henauer -- National Geographic Your Shot)

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(via Night Flight Photo by Courtney Platt — National Geographic Your Shot)

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Dolphins Can Get High on Puffer Fish

Documentary shows dolphins in a trance-like state after snacking on pufferfish.

[brutalgeneration]

SRU by BKBROWN. on Flickr.

[anniebenham]

I swam with 300 dolphins in Kaikoura. One of the best/coldest/incredible things I’ve done.

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Happy Thanksgiving to all the American viewers! Underh2o is thankful for everyone's support, and we hope you all have an amazing day with loved ones!

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Antarctic Salp

Seals, whales, penguins and other animals eat Antarctic salps as a part of their diet. But, what is a salp, you ask? Salps are filter-feeding tunicates—transparent and gelatinous animals that float throughout the water column. Photo: Lawrence Madin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

(via: Smithsonian Ocean Portal)

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A breaking wave off the coast of Hawaii.