Scotttyd
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What is this? There were five of them on one coral head.
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Scotttyd
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another one for the ID experts
The Chairman
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Bristle worm... DON'T TOUCH!!!
I didn't see it in the first pic.
I didn't see it in the first pic.
me either....
don't touch!!!
trust me.
yaeg
don't touch!!!
trust me.
yaeg
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Scotttyd
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Two different critters, I think the first one is a lettuce nudi
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The first critter is a lettuce sea slug - Elysia crispata - actually an opisthobranch, not a nudibranch. When I was last in Bonaire, they were all over the shallows, especially at night.
The second one is a bristleworm, or fireworm (having accidentally touched one many years ago, I prefer to call them fireworms) - Hermodice carunculata.
Try posting ID questions in the "Name That Critter" section - you'll get your questions answered pretty quickly.
The second one is a bristleworm, or fireworm (having accidentally touched one many years ago, I prefer to call them fireworms) - Hermodice carunculata.
Try posting ID questions in the "Name That Critter" section - you'll get your questions answered pretty quickly.
Sully3
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yup. lettuce sea slug and bearded fireworm
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