Maybe I should have posted these a few weeks ago on Halloween… Regardless, here are some more Skeleton Shrimp photos from both Florida and Washington. Looking at these again, I realize just how hard these tiny critters are to find… now imagine doing it underwater,…
Category: Florida
One of my favorite little critters to find at the Blue Heron Bridge… I’m not sure why some of them have speckles for their coloration, but it certainly makes them look sparkly!
Still in the mollusk family and closely related to nudibranchs, Leech Aglaja (Chelidonura hirundinina) are considered “headshield slugs”. This is a species that I’ve looked for a while now and during my last visit to Florida were very plentiful at The Bridge.
A fairly common resident at the Blue Heron Bridge, I had plenty of photos of these Yellowline Arrow Crabs (Stenorhynchus seticornis).
A couple different species of Gallinules here. Both Common and Purple. The Common Gallinules seem to have only the red on their forehead crest and have a white strip on their sides, while the Purple Gallinules have the light blue on their foreheads and tend…
I recently watched this video about seahorses on Youtube, so it reminded me I have a handful of seahorse close-ups to share… enjoy.
Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) are native to Florida and other southeast states. I only found a few of them when I was wandering around, but I was always surprised at how quick they were at retreating into hiding once they spotted me.
Ok – not to disparage the Striated Frogfish (Antennarius striatus) which is the one I found most commonly while diving at the Blue Heron Bridge, here is an assortment of photos of them…
While we’re on the subject of Frogfish… these ones were not common, and I only got to see them once (despite returning to the same location a couple more times to try and find them again for more photos). There were three individuals and the…
I spotted this tiny little isopod during a dive at the Blue Heron Bridge. The only reason I spotted it was because it moved, and I was surprised I was able to find it through the viewfinder, get good focus, and then also find it…
Just because who couldn’t use an octet of octos now and then? From Washington, Florida, and Bali…
A regular at the Blue Heron Bridge, I am amazed I have not posted photos of any Scaly-tailed Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquilla scabricauda) yet.
I spotted this Newman’s Flatworm (Maritigrella newmanae) on a dive at the Blue Heron Bridge in Florida. I was just slowly swimming along and swam right over it and had to hit the brakes to stop and get some photos and video. We found a…