Unfathomable

opticoverload: This is real Great white shark

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:22:38 -0400

opticoverload:

This is real

Great white shark

whale shark

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:13:43 -0400

whale shark

(Photo by k009034) Bottlenose dolphin (see this post)

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:59:44 -0400

(Photo by k009034) Bottlenose dolphin (see this post)

Not a question.....but wonderful. Pics u have.

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:18:30 -0400

Thank you!

Southern stingrays (see this post)

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:00:29 -0400

Southern stingrays (see this post)

opticoverload:Photo by Dana Allen Great white shark

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:53:08 -0400

opticoverload:Photo by Dana Allen

Great white shark

(Photo by Allison K. Shaw) The Christmas Island red crab,...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:59:00 -0400

(Photo by Allison K. Shaw)

The Christmas Island red crab, (Gecarcoidea natalis), is a species of land crab that is endemic to Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean. Although restricted to a relatively small area, it has been estimated that 43.7 million adult red crabs lived on Christmas Island alone, but the accidental introduction of the yellow crazy ant is believed to have killed about 10–15 million of these in recent years. Christmas Island red crabs eat mostly fallen leaves and flowers, but will occasionally eat other animals, including other red crabs if the opportunity arises. Christmas red crabs live in burrows for shelter from the sun. Since they breathe through gills, the possibility of drying out is dangerous. They are famous for their annual migration to the sea to lay their eggs in the ocean. This event is often described as one of the world’s most impressive wildlife migrations and has to be seen to be believed. See this post for more on this amazing migration!

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(Photo/Info found here) Christmas Island, a small Island in...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:59:00 -0400

(Photo/Info found here)

Christmas Island, a small Island in Indian Ocean, is home to about 120 million Red Crabs (see this post for more on these beautiful crabs) which migrate from the forest to the coast each year during the breeding season. At the start of the annual rainy season (last quarter of each year), fully grown Red Crab begin their migration from their burrows in the forest to the coastal areas of the Island. It is thought that biological programmimg triggers the migration and almost entire adult population of Red Crab (about 50 million) starts moving almost simultaneously to try to reach the coast at the time of high tide during last quarter of the moon in the rainy season. At the coast the female crabs release their eggs in water and once the eggs hatch the young crabs alongwith the adults start back their trek to the forest. During the migration, the crabs cover the routes to the coast so densely that from the air the entire island looks like a creepy crimson carpet. The to and fro migration takes about 3-4 weeks and during this period the crabs are almost every where - one the road, in the house, on the lawns, on the beaches and even in the public lavatories. During migration some roads are closed to the vehicular traffic and national park rangers/volunteers erect temporary barriers to control the juggernautic movement of red crawleys. The entire event is often described as one of the world’s most impressive wildlife migrations and has to be seen to be believed.

Your blog is really fascinating!! :)

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:44:13 -0400

Thank you! I’m so glad you like it :)

100leaguesunderthesea: Caribbean Reef Sharks - New Providence,...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:44:32 -0400

100leaguesunderthesea:

Caribbean Reef Sharks - New Providence, Bahamas by James R.D. Scott

Caribbean reef shark (see this post)

Killer whale (see this previous post)

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:28:10 -0400

Killer whale (see this previous post)

(Photo found here) Tiger shark

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:55:21 -0400

(Photo found here) Tiger shark

(Photo by Eric Riffenburg) This is McCosker’s Flasher...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:47:58 -0400

(Photo by Eric Riffenburg)

This is McCosker’s Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccoskeri), a species of flasher wrasse found in the Indo-Specific (Fiji), See this post for more.

opticoverload: Holy Fuck!! Great white shark

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:26:47 -0400

opticoverload:

Holy Fuck!!

Great white shark

One of the coolest pictures of a whale shark that I’ve...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:54:41 -0400

One of the coolest pictures of a whale shark that I’ve ever seen. (And seen in general).

Photo of a Moon Lake Mississippi alligator gar from the...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:43:07 -0400

Photo of a Moon Lake Mississippi alligator gar from the 1930’s
From the American Museum of Natural History. See this post for more on alligator gars.

disminucion:(by Nigel Wade) Blue starfish (see this previous...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:52:45 -0400

disminucion:(by Nigel Wade)

Blue starfish (see this previous post)

(Photo found here) Blue shark (see this post)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:30:18 -0400

(Photo found here) Blue shark (see this post)

(Photo found here) The predatory tunicate (Megalodicopia hians)...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:28:18 -0400

(Photo found here)

The predatory tunicate (Megalodicopia hians) is a species of tunicate (see these two previous posts) which lives anchored along the deep sea canyon walls and seafloor, waiting for tiny animals to drift or swim into its hood-shaped mouth. Looking something like a cross between a jellyfish and a Venus Flytrap (see this post), its mouthlike hood is quick to close when a small animal drifts inside. Once the predatory tunicate catches a meal, it keeps its trap shut until it is ready to eat again. They are known to live in the Monterey Canyon at depths of 200–1,000 metres (660–3,300 ft). They mostly eat zooplankton and tiny animals.

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Thousands of Sharks Shut Down South Florida Beaches

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:35:14 -0500

Thousands of Sharks Shut Down South Florida Beaches:

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