critters

  • The Mighty Crocodile Snake Eel

    The Mighty Crocodile Snake Eel

    The crocodile snake eel burrows into the sand with only its eyes and snout showing. It looks more like a lurking myth than a real animal. I first met this unusual eel while diving near Siladen Island, Indonesia. It was on a sandy slope where the reef faded into open water. What seemed at first…

  • Motivational Monday : Chromodoris

    Motivational Monday : Chromodoris

    This Nudibranch is called Chromodoris. It was spotted near Waidroka Bay in Fiji. Music by DJ Henry Hall

  • National Sea Slug Day

    National Sea Slug Day

    Today is National Sea Slug Day, celebrating the diverse Nudibranchs, soft-bodied marine gastropods that shed their shells after their larval stage. With over 3,000 species found in every ocean, they exhibit a remarkable variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, showcasing the beauty of marine life.

  • Pineapple Sea Cucumber

    Pineapple Sea Cucumber

    I don’t know why Sea Cucumbers fascinate me. But they seem to stop me when I see them underwater. Thelenota ananas, also known as pineapple sea cucumber, oloturia ananas, tripang, prickly skin cucumber, pointed teat sea cucumber, armoured sea cucumber, giant sea cucumber, sand fish or prickly redfish is a species of sea cucumber. I…