Communication in order to share information between conspecifics is very common in nature. Just think about male birds singing very loudly early in the morning with the dual purpose of telling conspecific males that this spot is taken as well as getting information through to the females what a hunk he is, or the male…
Why aren´t there any plantimals on land? The idea of finding a use for waste from industrial production is of course a great way of increasing ones profits. In Sweden, the paper industry fuels itself to a large extent by using waste products from the plant fiber extraction, and copper refineries nowadays make loads of…
On one of last week’s morning dives we went to the southern end of the Lembeh Strait to check out some divesites that haven’t been visited for a while. The first dive we did at Wangurer – a black sand muck dive on the very southern mainland side of the strait. Basicly it is a…
The Rhinopias are without question one of the most highly prized finds in Muck and Macro Diving. They are the most beautiful members of the Scorpionfish Family, have a good size for photography and … they are pretty rare. In Lembeh Strait you can find two different types of Rhinopias: The Paddleflap Rhinopias (rhinopias eschmeyeri)…
It’s almost Christmas, the Photo Shootout has finished since over a week and it has been quite quite in the resort. But not so under water! The critters are doing extra shifts and keep delighting all guests day by day. Reason enough for a little “What is there to see right now” update. First of all…
On todays second morning dive at Nudi Falls i was shooting Damselfishes and Anthias over a shallow reef during my safety stop. The water was clear enough and a mild current made the fishes line up nicely. At some point i saw a strange movement in the corner of my eye. When i turned my…
It seems like there is always something that can top what you have seen the day before: When we went back last night to see the Rhinopias that we found yesterday, Simon found a second, bigger one. So right now there is a resident pair of Paddleflap Rhinopias in Lembeh Strait. A smaller red one…
Just to begin with: Unfortunately today we could not manage to find another Hairy Octopus – so the record stays on four individuals on four consecutive days. Nevertheless we did manage to find something else instead: On our second morning dive we stumbled over this beautiful Rhinopias sitting in a rubble-softcoral patch. It is a…
Coming back to Lembeh is always a very special thing. But these Days diving seems to be even more exceptional than i remember: In my first week of diving here we have seen now the rare Hairy Octopus for 4 days in a row. On four different dive sites and also in different color variations!…
More or less everything in nature, with the rare exception of an adult orca or a fully grown female great white shark will be prey for something else. One consequence of this is that fear will be a prevailing emotional status in nature, as bold and brave animals will be caught and eaten much quicker…