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| Photo Copyright 2014 by Barry Fackler
sculptured slipper lobster Parribacus antarcticus
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Showing posts with label marine invertebrate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marine invertebrate. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Striped Clown Crab
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| Photo copyright 2014 by Barry Fackler
striped clown crab Xanthias sp.
Tiny bug. Smaller than a thumbnail.
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Saturday, May 3, 2014
Friday, May 2, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
Christmas Tree Worm
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| Photo Copyright 2014 by Barry Fackler
Christmas tree worm Spirobranchus giganteus
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Sunday, April 20, 2014
Marbled Shrimp - night dive
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| Photo Copyright 2014 by Barry Fackler
marbled shrimp Saron marmoratus
camel shrimp
Fuller brush shrimp
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Star With a Spare
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| Photo Copyright 2014 by Barry Fackler |
spotted linckia Linckia multifora
This little starfish has an extra ray.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Ctenophore
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| Photo Copyright 2014 by Barry Fackler |
Every once in a while, I happen across one of these comb jellies on my early morning dives. Usually, they look pretty beat up and are always hard to photograph with the simple equipment I use. Their bodies have a surprising resistance to compression, despite the squishy-sounding common name.
Monday, March 10, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014
"Looking to the Earth With Care"
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| Photo Copyright 2014 by Barry Fackler |
That's the meaning of the species name, terramtuentis, for this nudibranch which was first identified in 1982.
gold lace nudibranch Halgerda terramtuentis
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Nudi Show
While photographing giant manta rays at Keauhou Bay, I happened upon two distinct species of nudibranchs during the course of the morning. The first was a Varicose Phyllidia (Phylidiella varicosa), a thick, robust slug which is sometimes referred to as a "fried egg nudibranch" due to its round yellow markings on an irregular white background.
Later, I found a small, pink-and-black Pustulose Phyllidia (Phylidiella pustulosa) slinking through some coral rubble appearing to be searching for cover.
I sometimes (maybe often) lament not being able to afford the expensive camera rigs the serious underwater photographers use. My equipment is just a compact "point-and-shoot" camera in a housing. However, those kits need to be set up specifically for macro or wide-angle prior to the dive. I would never have gotten photos of inch-long nudibranchs and mantas on the same dive with a "pro" kit. So, in a way, I have more flexibility and probably less frustration just taking underwater snapshots than trying to get on the cover of National Geographic.
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| Photos Copyright 2013 by Barry Fackler |
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| Photos Copyright 2013 by Barry Fackler |
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