Blackwater Dives are all about the weird and wonderful. Strange larval fish that you haven’t seen before, little crustaceans seemingly just floating around, and hunting squids are all part of the regular sightings we get here in Lembeh. One critter that is not so common but just as strange and interesting is the paper nautilus,…
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 why do they yawn? In…
As you can tell by the title of this blogpost, today we are going to be delving deeper into Seahorses! They are a fun subject, although sometimes very camera shy. Let’s go through some interesting facts about these equine fish! Here in the Lembeh Strait we get several different species of Seahorse, Thorny, Pygmy, and…
Blackwater Diving can be challenging. Not only are you drifting a long in the dark looking for exciting things, but many of us like to bring our cameras to be able to capture the weirdness of the critters you can see on Blackwater Dives. Now if you don’t know what Blackwater Diving is, I recommend…
Most of us love cephalopods, and will never get tired of seeing them whilst diving. It is well known that Octopus, Squids and Cuttlefish are able to change colour and sometimes even skin texture by will! Today we are going to explain both how and why this happens. Cephalopods have something called chromatophores that lie…
One of our favourite subjects to see on night dives is the Bobtail Squid! Here in Lembeh we often see Berry’s Bobtail Squid, sometimes known as the Hummingbird Bobtail Squid (Euprymna berryi). These tiny cephalopods are always fun to try spot and then shoot, as their jewel like appearance makes for a great colours. Berry’s…
There are a lot of things to be mindful of when going diving. Making sure your buoyancy is under control, your breathing techniques and making sure you are not touching anything underwater are some examples. But why is it so important that we don’t touch anything underwater? For one, you might harm the marine life…
When it comes to “must see” underwater critters, cephalopods are usually high up on people’s lists. There may be one that has very recently become more sought after than others, the Blanket Octopus. In the Blanket Octopus family there are 4 different species (Tremoctopus spp.) all of which share pretty much the same characteristics. Their…
Many of us know and love muck diving, but to some it is still an area of diving that is yet to be explored. For those of you that have never tried muck diving before, but are interested in trying it, keep on reading as we will go through what it is all about! Muck…
When it comes to Blackwater Diving we get a lot of questions of what to bring along to be properly equipped for diving in the darkness! There are a few things we would recommend, but even with a simple torch and camera you are good to go. In terms of exposure protection, we typically recommend…