Just spent 6 days studying hermit crabs, boat building and underwater life… very relaxing.
There are over 1000 islands in the Maldives…of which only about 200 are inhabited by humans. The islands are built from thousands (millions?) of years of coral growth and decimation. At night the ocean is filled with tiny bioluminescent creatures that look like stars underwater.
This Christmas tree tube worm was our best Christmas present.
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| Curious boxfish |
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| We think that we discovered the mother of all hermit crabs on a night dive. This lady was about 8" across! |
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| This pufferfish posed for a few minutes on the stag horn coral. Check out his scraped lips from chewing on crabs, clams and snails. |
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| These tiny fish are aggressive defenders of their anemones and will nip if you get too close. |
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| Jex found tons of tiny red crab and ghost shrimp hidden in the coral. |
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| Post dive bliss |
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| Evening boat trip to catch tomorrow night's dinner (snapper and grouper) |
