The Lembeh Strait is a well-known area for its rich marine biodiversity and unique marine life. One of the fascinating relationships found in this area is between the shrimpgoby and snapping shrimp. The first section will define and explain the nature of the relationship between shrimp gobies and snapping shrimp. Read more about Shrimpgoby & Snapping Shrimp in the Lembeh Strait: A Fascinating Partnership
It’s a dream photograph for many, capturing that moment when a frogfish chooses to yawn. It happens very quickly so your reflexes have to be on point, and it doesn’t happen very often. Sometimes divers will spend a whole dive just waiting for that precious behavior to take place. But Read more about Frogfish – Why do they Yawn?
Today we are going to go through a phenomenon that is more common than you think, symbiotic relationships! They are very important for a lot of underwater species survival, and they can make for some really interesting behaviours and therefore some great subjects for UW photography. Firstly, what is symbiosis? Read more about Symbiotic Relationships Underwater
One of the reasons why I love diving in Lembeh is that you can re-visit dive sites to look for “the locals”. Certain critters and even fish stay in the same area unless they get disturb. Therefore, if you didn’t manage to take a photo or video on the first go, there’s always the opportunity to go back and shoot again.
It’s just before the sun disappears and most of us divers feel like having a beer, when the actual magic on the reef happens. Mating Mandarin Fish are something all divers should experience at least once during their stay in Lembeh. It’s when one of the most beautiful and stunning fish appears briefly to mate around sunset time in order to avoid any bright light.
On a recent Blackwater Nightdive i took this photo of a Juvenile Sole. Even though juvenile Soles are not uncommon in Lembeh Strait this is the first one i’ve ever seen free swimming in the the water column. This is particularly interesting as these juvenile Soles are often stated to be imitating Flatworms. Read more about Juvenile Sole mimics Flatworm
On a recent Blackwater Nightdive I was lucky enough to witness a Shrimp Larvae shedding its skin. During our Blackwater Nightdives we attract weird planktonic creatures with strong lights and get to see various juvenile fishes, squids, octopi, worms and a lot of strange crustaceans. This shrimp caught my eye and Read more about A Shrimp Larvae in development
Photos showing behaviour are more interesting than just a plain shot of the animal. This is why cleaning stations are still popular macro subjects. In Lembeh Strait people often forget that due to the abundance of cool critters on the dive sites. But if you keep your eye open there is Read more about Cleaning Stations: Lembeh Behaviour
Besides specific critters, behaviour stands on the top of our guests bucket lists. And among the most requested behaviours there is always the “everything with eggs”. For a good reason: Images of critters with eggs have a strong message and are more striking than simple ID shots. Here is a Read more about Eggs, eggs, eggs: Lembeh Behaviour