5 facts you didn’t know about Sea hares

Sea hare is any marine gastropod of the family Aplysiidae (subclass Opisthobranchia, phylum Mollusca).Sea hare is characterized by a shell reduced to a flat plate, prominent tentacles (resembling rabbit ears),…

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5 facts you didn’t know about frogfishes.

Latin name of the family is Antennariidae. There are about 47 known species of frogfish worldwide. Fascinating to divers and deadly for its prey, the frogfish is the ocean’s master…

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Unknown facts about well-known scallops

Iridescent Scallop Pedum spondyloideum @Jeanette Johnson Every diver saw these scallops a lot of times. Some of us even tried to photograph them, fascinated by the row of unusual eyes…

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Night Dive Secrets: strange transparent fishes

Night dive in the tropical Indo-Pacific - it is always a possibility to find something new and strange. If you dived a lot after sunset you probably noticed strange transparent…

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Crown of Thorns: the frightening beauty

Acanthaster planci (Crown of Thorns) juvenile, 1.5 cm. First of all about the beauty: Crown of Thorns juveniles are really handsome in their own spiky-snowflake way. They develop spines and…

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Lacy scorpionfish

Lacy scorpionfish, Rhinopias aphanes holds top position on the bucket list of many underwater photographers. You can not find this fish visiting regular diving destinations like Anilao or Lembeh, you'd…

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Harpa harpa – beautiful predator snail

Harpa harpa The family Harpidae comprises elegant marine gastropods with shell, resembling the strings of a harp. They are nocturnal hunters, hiding in the sand during the day and feeding…

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Amazing mimicry: Pseudoceros imitatus

Pseudoceros imitatus (Mimic Flatworm), one of my favourite flatworms, mimic Phyllidiella pustulosa (Pimpled Phyllidiella), very common toxic nudibranch. Phyllidiella can emit very toxic substances on the skin, extracting them from…

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