7/6 Maui pics

Gilligan · Jul 6, 2005

Lined Sea Hares
Thousands of them on the bottom
F5.0, 1/60, No Strobe, Manual White Balance, Wide Angle Lens

Lined Sea Hares
One cluster of them
F7.0, 1/160, External Strobe

SeaYoda · Jul 6, 2005

What are they all doing together like that?

justleesa · Jul 7, 2005

my goodness....I have to take a close look at that kind of stuff....very cool

They're having a party yoda...and we're not invited :11:

normantr · Jul 7, 2005

Is that a cuttlefish in the lower right of the first picture?

Gilligan · Jul 7, 2005

SeaYoda:
What are they all doing together like that?

It is not known for sure as to why they are in groups like that. It is believed they are feeding on a type of algae on the ocean floor.

Gilligan · Jul 7, 2005

normantr:
Is that a cuttlefish in the lower right of the first picture?

Not a Cuttlefish but a Redspotted Sandperch. I have recently noticed there is an abundance of them on the ocean floor.

calypsonick · Jul 7, 2005

Very funky! For how long do the sea hares bunch up like that ?