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Creature Feature

Cryptic Sponge Shrimp: Creature Feature

The Cryptic Sponge Shrimp or Paron Shrimp (Gelastocaris paronae) is a small crustacean that really has perfected its camouflage. It grows to about 2,5 cm in size and lives on sponges which it matches perfectly in colour, texture and shape: The Cryptic Sponge Shrimp has very small dark spots all over its Read more about Cryptic Sponge Shrimp: Creature Feature

By Serge, 11 years ago October 7, 2026
Critters

Trapania Mini World

On a recent Muck Dive in the north of the Lembeh Strait we had a blast: Hairy Frogfishes (3 of them), Mimic Octopus, Wonderpus, Coconut Octopus, Seahorses and many more. Plus i had to find out, that all these subjects where way too big for my 100mm lens on APS-C sensor. So Read more about Trapania Mini World

By Serge, 12 years ago October 7, 2026
Hairy squat lobster with purple-tipped bristles in a barrel sponge crevice
Creature Feature

Hairy Squat Lobster

The Hairy Squat Lobster (Lauriea siagiani) lives in the crevices of the large barrel sponges here in the Lembeh Strait. They typically hide pretty well making it tricky to photograph them, and extremely hard to video them.  I found this guy on a night-dive and he was sat out and Read more about Hairy Squat Lobster

By NAD Lembeh, 14 years ago October 7, 2026
Shrimp with red stripes
Critters

Nice Shrimp out of a plastic tarp

On a recent dive trip to Teluk Kembahu (TK) our Guide Indra showed me this weird shrimp. He was actually trying to find a Bumblebee Shrimp by looking under a pile of old ropes, that were encrusted with a big plastic tarp. But instead he found a big colony of Read more about Nice Shrimp out of a plastic tarp

By NAD Lembeh, 14 years ago October 7, 2026

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