Jayvee

I've done cleanups for these. We were briefed that in order to properly remove them you have to take the whole starfish (can't break the appendages) else they will release reproductive cells in defense

31.10.2023 02:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They really are. I was using a 60mm macro lens and if I remember correctly upon advise we were told to set our camera to manual focus, which meant a fixed focus inside the housing because AF would be really tricky to pull off 😱

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A Pygmy seahorse wrapping its tail around a coral

Pygmy seahorses (you can partially see another one behind the one up front) are humorously highly territorial, considering they are as big as a grain of rice. Taken in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines #MarineLife

30.10.2023 07:05 — 👍 102    🔁 28    💬 2    📌 0

#addocean

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