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 little guy the size of my thumbnail was happy to cruise around hunting for food on the reef quite unnoticed as I sat patiently waiting for the perfect angle on some other less interesting creature. While peering through the viewfinder this lump of moon rock literally slid into the frame. I still do not […]
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I first encountered hermit crabs many years ago on the muddy tidal flats around Darwin well before I began diving. Since then I’ve learned they are everywhere and more than happy to take residence in someone else’s abandoned home. This Hermit Crab (Paguristes frontalis) at Port Noarlunga is both common and comical. This one’s shell […]
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I’ve said before that Port Noarlunga is underrated as an amazing diving location and last night’s dive proved again the beauty here. We got in the water around 11pm but with the 40 degC hot days we have been having it was just like jumping into a warm bath. Feeling pretty relaxed and pretty lazy […]
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