The Blue Ringed Octopus, Hapalochlaena maculosa, is one of the deadliest creatures in the sea with a venomous bite that can kill a human. Normally they are not seen during the day so a night dive under Edithburgh Jetty is a good way to find one if you really want to. On this particular dive […]
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Southern Calamari, squid or Sepioteuthis australis (if you want to get technical) are wonderful to watch at night when they are out hunting. This juvenile under Edithburgh Jetty shows the incredible colouration created by the chromatophores in their skin. They also remind me of the sentinels in ‘The Matrix’, affectionately know as the squiddies! Photo: […]
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This is where all the mollusc action is happening! A top shell (Phasianella australis), closely followed by a small whelk is about to summit the razorfish (Pinna bicolor) while the small abalone and tube shells have made a permanent home there. Not to miss out a few sponges, algae and barnacles have also joined the […]
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I spotted this tiny (12mm long) little nudibranch (sea slug) during an amazing Edithburgh Jetty night dive during the early hours of this morning. I am still attempting to identify this little guy but in the mean time I’ll just call it the White Rabbit as the two leading rhinophores look like ears and the […]
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Biscuit Stars (Tosia australis) abound under Edithburgh Jetty. They are so common and so generally stationary they are often overlooked by divers for the intricate beauty in their last (note the term ‘last’ is used to describe the hard structure making up the shape of the starfish). This pair side by side highlight differences in […]
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