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Odd- or cool-looking underwater creatures (some common, some not-so).
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Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A small octopus hides under a mound of shells cast off from its meals. (Look for the octopus' eye, looking like another shell at upper left of the pile, with its pinkish body and tentacle at center top.) (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; shell; shells; pile; "shell pile"; octopus;
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Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A small octopus hides under a mound of shells cast off from its meals. (Look for the octopus' eye, looking like another shell at upper left of the pile, with its pinkish body and tentacle at center top.) (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier




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  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Sometimes mistaken for a mature jacknife fish, a juvenile spotted drum hides under a rock. ("Andrea 1" dive site) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; scuba; diving; dive; "scuba diving"; "Andrea 1"; "Andrea I"; fish; drum; "spotted drum"; "juvenile spotted drum"; "baby fish"; "juvenile fish"; juvenile;
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A delicate christmastree worm. ("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"; worm; "christmastree worm"; "christmas tree worm"; coral
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A clam extends short "tentacles" and filters seawater for its meal. ("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"; clam;
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A brown seahorse. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; seahorse; "sea horse";
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A brown seahorse. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; seahorse; "sea horse";
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A yellow longlure frogfish sits very still, resting on orange cup corals and sponges attached to the pilings under Kralendijk pier. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; frogfish; longlure; "long lure"; "longlure frogfish"; coral; "cup coral"; "soft coral"; corals; sponge; sponges;
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A yellow longlure frogfish sits very still, resting on orange cup corals and sponges attached to the pilings under Kralendijk pier. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; frogfish; longlure; "long lure"; "longlure frogfish"; coral; "cup coral"; "soft coral"; corals; sponge; sponges;
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A brighly colored brittle starfish feeds at night on small corals encrusting an old pipe. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; starfish; "star fish"; "brittle star"; "brittle starfish"; coral; corals;
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A brighly colored brittle starfish moves quickly across a yellow sponge. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; starfish; "star fish"; "brittle star"; "brittle starfish"; sponge;
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Orange cup corals form a beautiful garden when they emerge at night. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; coral; corals; "cup coral"; "cup corals";
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A sharptail eel hunts at night among the rubble under Kralendijk pier. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; eel; sharptail; "sharptail eel"; "sharp tail eel";
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A Banded tube-dwelling anemone emerges from the sand under Kralendijk pier. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; anemone; "tube dwelling"; "banded tube-dwellling anemone"; sand; bottom; "sea floor"; bottom; "sea bed";
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A brown seahorse. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; seahorse; "sea horse";
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A small octopus hides under a mound of shells cast off from its meals. (Look for the octopus' eye, looking like another shell at upper left of the pile, with its pinkish body and tentacle at center top.) (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; shell; shells; pile; "shell pile"; octopus;
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- An anemone. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<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"; "Jackson Reef"; anemone
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A bright white frogfish sits motionless atop a coral stalk. The unusually-shaped frogfish normally sits motionless, waving a lure on a short stalk just above the fish's mouth and gulping any small prey that may be attracted by the lure. Approached by a diver or large fish, the frogfish will remain motionless, depending on camouflage to avoid being eaten. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <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"; "Jackson Reef"; fish; frogfish; "frog fish"
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A longnose hawkfish hides between fan corals. This small fish is common inn the Red Sea, but may be hard to spot as it is very shy and will usually stay hidden or hide when approached. © 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"; "Jackson Reef"; "fan coral"; fish; hawkfish; "hawk fish"; "longnose hawkfish"
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A large porcupinefish suddenly burst out of a hole in the reef wall. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<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"; Woodhouse; "Woodhouse Reef"; fish; porcupine; "porcupine fish"; porcupinefish
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A small Grey Moray eel (also known as a "white moray" or a "ghost moray") looks out from the reef. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<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"; "Ras Muhammad"; "Ras Mohamed"; "national park"; "underwater park"; "Ras Muhammad National Park"; "nature reserve"; Gazlani; "Ras Gazlani"; point; "Gazlani Point"; eel; "moray eel"; "white moray"; "ghost moray"; "grey moray"; "white moray eel"; "ghost moray eel"; "grey moray eel"; "gray moray eel"
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A giant moray eel rests in the cleaning station while the resident common Red Sea cleaner wrasse plys its trade, eating parasites and small hitchikers off of the eel. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <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"; "Ras Muhammad"; "Ras Mohamed"; "national park"; "underwater park"; "Ras Muhammad National Park"; "nature reserve"; Yolanda; "Yolanda reef"; eel; moray; "moray eel"; "giant moray eel"; fish; wrasse; cleaner; "cleaner wrasse"; "Red Sea cleaner wrasse"; "cleaner fish"; "cleaning station"
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