Sepia apama, the Giant Cuttlefish, is the largest of the cuttlefish and a South Australian draw-card critter. Thousands of cuttlefish congregate to mate in the shallows at the top of Spencer Gulf each winter creating amazing opportunities for divers and snorkelers to observe their antics in only metres of water. This guy however lives out […]
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I may be looking up towards the light but that’s of no use when it comes to lighting the way. I bring my own. Conditions at Rapid Bay were sensational yet again with more schooling behavior under the ‘Tee’ than I have seen for a very long time. As I arrive at the site I […]
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This poor guy is suffering war wounds of love as he and many other suitors battle it out for the available girls. There seems to be a lot of cuttlefish activity at the moment with both males and females engaging in all sorts of games. If you look closely here you will notice translucent lumps […]
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The Majid Spider Crab, (Leptomithrax gaimadii), is commonly seen critter in South Australian coastal waters. Equally at home in the sea grass, the rubble or on the jetty pylons, most of the time we see them as solitary scavengers or as mating pairs when the time is right. There is however a certain time of […]
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Most divers at Rapid Bay perform the usual ritual of crossing the sand from the new jetty to the old before really starting to pay attention to their surroundings. Granted, the old jetty is certainly the draw card here but take the time instead to head off in a different direction, over the seagrass beds […]
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