Barbigant Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus barbiganti), Bali, Indonesia 🇫🇷 La bouche d'un hippocampe pygmée de Barbigant (max 2cm queue incluse) mesure à peine quelques dixièmes de millimètre. Elle lui permet d'aspirer de minuscules proies ou des microparticules de nourriture apportées directement par le courant. 🇬🇧 The mouth of a Barbiganti Pygmy Seahorse (2cm max, tail included) barely measures a few tenths of a millimeter. It allows it to suck up tiny prey or micro-particles of food directly brought by currents. Olympus OMD EM5 MkII, Zuiko 60mm Macro Lens, Nauticam Housing, Nauticam SMC2, Dual Inon Z-240 Strobes. Settings 1/125, f/18, ISO200.
Shaun the Sheep (Costasiella kuroshimae), Bali, Indonesia Olympus OMD EM5 MkII, Zuiko 60mm Macro Lens, Nauticam SMC2 Wetlens, Nauticam Housing, Dual Inon Z-240 Strobes. Settings 1/125, f/20, ISO200
Pom-pom boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata), Bali, Indonesia The pom-pom boxer crab holds a small anemone in each of its claws. It uses them to capture preys that remain trapped in the stinging tentacles of the anemone. The crab can also wave the anemones, a bit like a cheerleader, to scare its predators. The claws became specialized in the seizure of anemones and have no other role. This case of using a "tool" in the world of invertebrates is extremely rare. (Source of information : doris.ffessm.fr) Olympus OMD EM5 MkII, Zuiko 60mm Macro Lens, Nauticam Housing, Dual Inon Z-240 Strobes. Settings 1/200, f/14, ISO200