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deepsea21
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Gdog - Not just any photo as that appears to be a "pregnant" male with quite a full pouch. Nice!
Pics of the tough-to-spot, tough to find and the rare.
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deepsea21
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Gdog... For comparison, here's one that is definitely not "pregnant". I think you have one special photo there. Certainly tough to spot and being "pregnant"... that's RARE in my book. Very cool.
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Gdog
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Yes, I figured it was a pregnant male. Crazy story behind that one....meet me for a margarita sometime at Wet Wendy's sometime and I'll tell it!
DFDubb
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^^^Awesome Macado
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deepsea21
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WHAT THE **** IS THAT THING?
Ricardo V.
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@cobra269,
Your second photo is a basket star. They are normally closed, curled up during the day, and open up to feed at night. These are VERY photo sensitive. Just a bit of light is enough for it to call it a day and ball up till next time.
There is a tiny fast moving shrimp that lives inside a basket star. I don’t know if it’s a parasite or it’s actually a simbiosis type of affair, but nevertheless, If it’s hosting one, they are known as Basket Star Shrimp.
I took this photo in Bonaire. Not easy to spot, not easy to photograph but incredibly rewarding to see. I can’t say it’s rare, it’s just not the kind of critter that one encounters every day.
Cheers
Ricardo
Your second photo is a basket star. They are normally closed, curled up during the day, and open up to feed at night. These are VERY photo sensitive. Just a bit of light is enough for it to call it a day and ball up till next time.
There is a tiny fast moving shrimp that lives inside a basket star. I don’t know if it’s a parasite or it’s actually a simbiosis type of affair, but nevertheless, If it’s hosting one, they are known as Basket Star Shrimp.
I took this photo in Bonaire. Not easy to spot, not easy to photograph but incredibly rewarding to see. I can’t say it’s rare, it’s just not the kind of critter that one encounters every day.
Cheers
Ricardo
Ricardo V.
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One more for the group. This one is rare, at least to me. I’ve only seen one, it’s an American Conger Eel. We spotted this one in Bonaire during a night dive. Unfortunately I did not have a wide angle lens on, and the critter was 6’ or so in length. I took the photo knowing it was not going to turn out great, but to later go back and see if we could figure what that critter was.
Cheers,
Ricardo
Cheers,
Ricardo
Gdog
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