(Photos of Peacock Mantis Shrimp.) There are several types of mantis shrimp in the Lembeh Strait, and most are easy to see and not easily intimidated by divers. The so-called “peacock” or “harlequin” mantis shrimp is beautifully colored in brilliant blues, green, red, and orange.
What Are You? is a post from: thePhotoTourist.com.
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Feb 15, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: bottom, burrow, crustacean, dive, diving, eye, eye stalks, eyes, harlequin, harlequin mantis shrimp, Indonesia, Lembeh, Lembeh Strait, mantis, mantis shrimp, North Sulawesi, peacock, peacock mantis shrimp, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, sand, sandy bottom, scuba, shrimp, stomatopod, stomatopods, Sulawesi, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, u/w, Underwater | Leave A Comment »
(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.
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Feb 02, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: bottom, death mask, diving, face, feeding, fish, Indonesia, Lembeh, Lembeh Resort, Lembeh Strait, mask, night, night dive, North Sulawesi, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, predator, sand, sandy bottom, scuba, scuba diving, star gazer, stargazer, Sulawesi, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, ugly, Underwater | Leave A Comment »
