Posts Tagged ‘bottom’

Horses in the Sand

Horses in the Sand

(Two photos of common seahorses) Seahorses are pretty common in the Lembeh Strait. They are often seen just out on the sandy bottom, with nothing nearby to which they might plausibly attach.


‘Death Mask’

'Death Mask'

(Three underwater photos of the stargazer, an ambush predator fish that buries itself in the sand at night, waiting to ambush small fish swimming past.) The story of finding and feeding a stargazer on a night dive.


Toad Ugly

Toad Ugly

Half-way through a very nice dive at Turneffe Atoll off Belize, the divemaster found this whitespotted toadfish. The whitespotted toadfish is reported only in waters off Belize, which makes this fish unique and interesting — though also quite ugly.


Run Away!

Run Away!

The Caribbean, St. Eustatius, N.A. Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Out hunting on the sandy sea floor at night, this octopus was surprised when a pack of curious divers found him. The octopus is very shy and will always seek to hide if startled by any other large, lumbering, […]