Beautiful Nudibranches
Check out the latest cute Pokemon! Just kidding, these are glamor shots of nudibranchs – our favorite flashy sea slugs. There are already thousands of species of nudibranchs that we know of, and thousands more to discover.
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Check out the latest cute Pokemon! Just kidding, these are glamor shots of nudibranchs – our favorite flashy sea slugs. There are already thousands of species of nudibranchs that we know of, and thousands more to discover.
As I clambered dripping onto the boat after our second dive of the day on the west side of Huon Atoll, I was greeted by a cacophony of dive chatter- a sure sign that something eventful had been seen. To …
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Biodiversity is the diversity of life from genes to ecosystems. Somewhere between these two extremes are habitats. Habitats are, simply speaking, an area where flora and fauna settle, live, feed, reproduce and die. More formally, marine habitats can be defined …