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Can anyone tell what this is? Shot is pretty far away.
Red Lion's Mane Jelly at BHB 9/15/13
Jim, Helen and I were diving on Sunday 9/15/13 and almost ran face first into this guy. This is a red Lion's Mane jelly. According to an article Helen found it has a range from the Artic to Florida. It took us a while to ID it. It was about 12" across the dome with tentacles about 10 feel long. The pic doesn't do it justice as it was really beautiful and very pink. We didn't feel like we wanted to stay around and take pics of it, just wanted to get the heck away from it. We saw it while finishing our dive. It was in about 7 feel of water directly out from the lifeguard stand. It was about 7:00 pm during a storm so conditions weren't very good. I took just this pic and then got the heck away from it as the tentacles were reaching out. It went across my back and down my legs but I dropped and turned a bit and was able to get away from it after I drug it behind me a little ways. After avoiding it we checked our compasses and realized we were going the wrong way swimming away from shore.... According to the article it has a very nasty sting. Just another thing that can sting to watch out for at BHB.
Jim, Helen and I were diving on Sunday 9/15/13 and almost ran face first into this guy. This is a red Lion's Mane jelly. According to an article Helen found it has a range from the Artic to Florida. It took us a while to ID it. It was about 12" across the dome with tentacles about 10 feel long. The pic doesn't do it justice as it was really beautiful and very pink. We didn't feel like we wanted to stay around and take pics of it, just wanted to get the heck away from it. We saw it while finishing our dive. It was in about 7 feel of water directly out from the lifeguard stand. It was about 7:00 pm during a storm so conditions weren't very good. I took just this pic and then got the heck away from it as the tentacles were reaching out. It went across my back and down my legs but I dropped and turned a bit and was able to get away from it after I drug it behind me a little ways. After avoiding it we checked our compasses and realized we were going the wrong way swimming away from shore.... According to the article it has a very nasty sting. Just another thing that can sting to watch out for at BHB.
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On a dark and stormy evening.............BHB!
NIce shot Jim, one of the prettier shots of that seahorse!
Deeperthoughts, that's a seastar of some sort (don't have my book with me right now for the proper name). When it exits its hole, the arms are a foot long and the center body part is about an 3/4" in diameter
---------- Post added September 17th, 2013 at 09:59 AM ----------
Here's one. Reticulated Brittle Star.
Deeperthoughts, that's a seastar of some sort (don't have my book with me right now for the proper name). When it exits its hole, the arms are a foot long and the center body part is about an 3/4" in diameter
---------- Post added September 17th, 2013 at 09:59 AM ----------
Here's one. Reticulated Brittle Star.
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NIce shot Jim, one of the prettier shots of that seahorse!
Deeperthoughts, that's a seastar of some sort (don't have my book with me right now for the proper name). When it exits its hole, the arms are a foot long and the center body part is about an 3/4" in diameter
---------- Post added September 17th, 2013 at 09:59 AM ----------
Here's one. Reticulated Brittle Star.
Thnx..
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You could add it hates lights and will bury quickly.......
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Monday PM dive:
1. Seaweed Blenny
2. Pretty sure this is a Grey Triggerfish
3. Tube Anemone
4. Decorator Crab - amazing camouflage; saw another on the dive as well.
5. Think this is a Polka-Dot Batfish (Juv)
6. Chelidonura hirundinina - saw a pair; very large (nearly an inch) compared with those I've seen in Bahamas
7. Let me dream... Took this shot at the end of the dive - nearly sunset (who could tell for the clouds), so I had to get back and did not have time to linger. Thought it was a Secretary, Roughhead or similar Blenny. Looked at the ID books this morning and it is likely a Sailfin Blenny. Can't wait to get back and spend more time in this area...
1. Seaweed Blenny
2. Pretty sure this is a Grey Triggerfish
3. Tube Anemone
4. Decorator Crab - amazing camouflage; saw another on the dive as well.
5. Think this is a Polka-Dot Batfish (Juv)
6. Chelidonura hirundinina - saw a pair; very large (nearly an inch) compared with those I've seen in Bahamas
7. Let me dream... Took this shot at the end of the dive - nearly sunset (who could tell for the clouds), so I had to get back and did not have time to linger. Thought it was a Secretary, Roughhead or similar Blenny. Looked at the ID books this morning and it is likely a Sailfin Blenny. Can't wait to get back and spend more time in this area...
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