“Look at me in the eye”

🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/look-at-me-in-the-eye/

📅 14 May 2009

📸 Canon 5D II + 100mm macro
🎛️ ISO 6400, ƒ/5, 1/160 s

#Animals #MarineAnimals #Photography #Canon #5DMarkII

“Fluorescent Jellyfishes”

Amazing fluorescent jellyfish shot in an aquarium of Rhenen's zoo in The Netherlands.

🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/fluorescent-jellyfishes/

📅 11 May 2008

📸 Canon 350D
🎛️ ISO 1600, ƒ/2.8, 1/100 s

#Animals #MarineAnimals #Photography #Canon #RebelXT

Online Exhibit 🪸 Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating.

Feature: New #Urchin (Actonocidaris new species) from the Western Pacific
"Humans just don’t encounter these animals and the reason is that they live inside the reef."

🎧 More with Gustav Paulay: https://floridamuseum.ufl.edu/100-years/object/hidden-species/
@FloridaMuseum #marineanimals #museums #exhibitions

It's #SpongeSunday! The cavities in the body of this long-stalked #Caulophacus #sponge give this resident white #squatlobster (#Munidopsis sp.) a room with a view, as well as protection from potential predators.

@EVNautilus #lobsters #sponges #marineanimals

Burger's Zoo Ocean - Rays

https://makertube.net/videos/watch/3e46a5e7-f9ad-4fac-ada7-cb4880a630d8

#SpongeSunday: Some #glasssponges, such as this 2-meter-tall #Caulophacus, grow long, flexible stalks to reach higher in the water column for #filterfeeding. Some sponges are thought to be hundreds or even thousands of years old!

@EVNautilus #Sponges #marineanimals #ocean

In another display of optimisation in nature, air breathing sea animals have separately worked out the most efficient depth at which to swim.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1068204
#sciencenews #marineanimals

Behold the dazzling colors of the black-and-gold sapsucking slug. This sea slug secretes an unappetizing mucus to dissuade predators & can drop its colorful cerata, or leaf-like outgrowths, to create a distraction. This species is found in the western Indian and Pacific Oceans.

@AMNH #seaslug #marineanimals #Pacific

Sharks 🦈 at Burger's Zoo

https://makertube.net/videos/watch/cb42849b-9618-48f8-8faf-771f02f2f213

Jellyfish at Burger's Zoo

https://makertube.net/videos/watch/41d157d3-3459-46e4-b574-4ba0a1115a69

Happy World Manta Day!

Did you know that manta rays are social creatures who form selective friendships? It’s true:

https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/manta-rays-are-social-creatures-who-are-choosy-about-their-friends/

Like dolphins, they display unique personalities and bond at key spots, such as cleaning stations.

Understanding their social dynamics is crucial for conservation efforts, especially as they face threats from habitat loss and unsustainable tourism.

Read more here: https://news.mongabay.com/list/rays/

#News #Environment #Conservation #MantaRay #MarineAnimals

Captain Paul Watson has dedicated his life to saving the oceans.

Please read information below and sign petition b4 6th Sept 2024 when he is due to be extradited to Japan to face anti whaling charges from over 10yrs ago

Thank you
https://mastodon.social/@thejuicemedia/113078717791659371

#greenpolitics #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateaction #OceanPollution #oceantemperaturerise #oceantemperatures #marineanimals #marinelife