I can’t believe it has been nearly eight years since I last photographed a shrimp! It should have been an easy one to identify but really I am stumped. The best I can come up with is some species of Rhynchocinetes. There is little spot under Edithburgh Jetty, a jumbled clump of concrete blocks, where […]
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This little guy is a Tasmanian Clingfish, Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis, which would make him a long way from home here under Edithburgh Jetty. In fact judging by the number of these clingfish I see here I think the entire ‘Apple Isle’ population must have emigrated. All humor aside I find it strange that many critters have […]
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Did you know that cows really can fly? Like a 747 cruising overhead this Shaws Cowfish cruised over my head at Edithburgh on what ever errand a cowfish might be engaged in. Normally these guys are more like hoverboards keeping close to the ground. This one had other ideas. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Low Flying Cow’, […]
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When is an animal truly primal? Does having eleven arms, a prime number, count? Prime numbers are actually quite common in plants but seem wrong in the animal world. Our Oceans’ Eleven and and Edithburgh resident, the eleven-armed sea star, Coscinasterias muricata, is our largest starfish and is as primal as they come! Photo: Robert […]
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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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