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Shellfish in their underwater homes. (Lobsters, shrimp, clams, etc.)
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A lobster defends its turf. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive crustacean shellfish lobster cave reef hole bottom sea floor
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A lobster defends its turf. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive crustacean shellfish lobster cave reef hole bottom sea floor

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  • A reef crab, caught out of cover during the day. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive diver wreck reef crab bottom sand crustacean shellfish
  • A group of lobster on alert in a small cave. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef coral shellfish crustacean lobster cave hole
  • A reef crab hides with lobster in a hole under the reef. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef coral sand bottom sea floor sea bed crustacean shellfish reef crab
  • Lobster. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef soft coral shellfish crustacean lobster
  • A conch peers out at the photographer. (Note two eye stalks visible.) St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor shellfish conch eye stalks
  • A lobster defends its turf. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive crustacean shellfish lobster cave reef hole bottom sea floor
  • A giant hermit crab wears his conch shell with pride. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor crustacean crab giant hermit crab shell
  • A giant hermit crab wears his conch shell with pride. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor crustacean crab giant hermit crab shell
  • Caribbean painted lobsters wave their long spiny antennae at potential predators to defend themselves. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor rocks cave hole crustacean shellfish lobster
  • A batwing crab hides in a hole waiting for night, when it will come out to forage. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor rocks cave hole crustacean shellfish batwing crab cleaner goby cleaning fish sponge
  • A reef crab hides in a hole in the reef. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks coral hole reef crab
  • A Caribbean reef crab waits out the daylight hours hiding in a small hole in the reef. Taken while scuba diving the "Tunnels and Barrels" dive site at Turneffe Atoll, Belize. © Rick Collier
  • A large lobster looks out from its hiding place in a Caribbean reef. Taken while scuba diving the "Labyrinth" dive site of Roatan, Honduras. © Rick Collier
  • St. Eustatius (Statia) Underwater - One of many very large lobsters sighted on a scuba dive in the protected waters of Statia's reefs. © Rick Collier
  • St. Eustatius (Statia) Underwater - This lobster was uncharacteristically curious and came out from his hole in the reef to see what all the scuba divers' bubbles were about. © Rick Collier
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A delicately-colored batwing coral crab tries to hide under a rock atop the reef. ("Hilma Hooker" dive site) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; scuba; diving; dive; "scuba diving"; wreck; "Hilma Hooker"; crab; batwing; "batwing crab"; "coral crab"; "batwing coral crab";
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- An arrow crab waits cautiously near an anemone under a coral-covered rock. ("Andrea 2" dive site) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; "Andrea 2"; "Andrea II"; reef; coral; crab; "arrow crab"; anemone;
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A feeding "giant clam." © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; "Ras Nasrani"; Nasrani; "Nasrani point"; clam; "giant clam"
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