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I spy... with my spikey eye
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yes its very real... i took the picture twice as the small fish inside kept covering the eye bit..
hmm yeah maybe... but doesnt Limahl have two eyes?
PHP:
Is this picture for real, that is freaky looking
PHP:
Isnt that the singer from Kajagoogoo? Limahl or somebody?hmm yeah maybe... but doesnt Limahl have two eyes?
anton said:
these are all from Fujairah, in dubai we don't get this vis but we do get the fish... really only about 10 species of reef fish exist here now (thanks to the dreging of the Palms).. but there still are big shoals of pompano and barracuda.
Fujairah is a 2 hour drive from Dubai..
the pompano I know about. Go out a bit and you will see Amberjacks (deep), large Kanad (King Mackeral), and various other members of the Trevally family. When lucky (especially right now) you will see "sicken" <cobia> in the 20-40KG range. Great if you have a totemsub ... but hang on for a ride
... but hang on for a ride
If this is not a common occurance then maybe it was upside down - the bottom side has it's mouth that is in a structure called 'Aristotle's Lantern' (anybody can tell us why?).
Maybe it looks like this only when the anus opens (or in heat or soemthing.) or changes colors for some other behaviouristic reason. Maybe it lives in symbiosis with this fish and those colours are ment to attract it.
I've found another picture where you can see that there's something in the center but it's not as colourful as the picutre you posted:
Maybe it looks like this only when the anus opens (or in heat or soemthing.
) or changes colors for some other behaviouristic reason. Maybe it lives in symbiosis with this fish and those colours are ment to attract it.I've found another picture where you can see that there's something in the center but it's not as colourful as the picutre you posted:
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Aristotles lantern since it looked like a "horned lantern" ... or not. A term VERY old that still sticks.
More here, " http://askabiologist.asu.edu/research/urchins/aristotle.html "
More here, " http://askabiologist.asu.edu/research/urchins/aristotle.html "
DeepThought said:If this is not a common occurance then maybe it was upside down - the bottom side has it's mouth that is in a structure called 'Aristotle's Lantern' (anybody can tell us why?).
Maybe it looks like this only when the anus opens (or in heat or soemthing.
I've found another picture where you can see that there's something in the center but it's not as colourful as the picutre you posted:
oh dear... that's the most colourful bottom i have seen in my lifetime! rofl rofl
Nothing that some spanking won't fix.island_sands said:
EDIT: Maybe that's the nature of this fish-urchin symbiosis!
Sara,
That looks a starfish wrapped around the sea urchin or sea urchins all bunched together, that's what I was going to say until I read Deepthought's comment that it could be an upsidedown urchin. Notice the white spots at the end of the "tentacles"? Very mysterious indeed!
Adrian
That looks a starfish wrapped around the sea urchin or sea urchins all bunched together, that's what I was going to say until I read Deepthought's comment that it could be an upsidedown urchin. Notice the white spots at the end of the "tentacles"? Very mysterious indeed!
Adrian
hi Sara,,,
that see urchine is very poppular in these waters,,,, make sure you dont bump into them as they are very poisonous and the needles very sharp and brittle .... i have had a few bumps in my life andi tell you it HURTS !!!!
I suppose that is an eye, i have tried touching these things with the but of my gun, they kind of can see the gun approach and they move thier needls in to defend them self,
that see urchine is very poppular in these waters,,,, make sure you dont bump into them as they are very poisonous and the needles very sharp and brittle .... i have had a few bumps in my life andi tell you it HURTS !!!!
I suppose that is an eye, i have tried touching these things with the but of my gun, they kind of can see the gun approach and they move thier needls in to defend them self,
spiros said:
i didn't use a flash... and the "eye" looked that before i filmed it... i see that there is maybe a brittle star within the urchin, perhaps he is eating it.
maybe Deep Thought's explanation is more logical
Aint a starfish, the pental (five) lines are the symetrical patterns of a seaurchin shell. SeaUrchins are of course echinoderms which often feature pental symetry. So do Starfish of course, being echindoerms also. BUT:
What you have there is a Diadema sp SeaUrchin...
Heres one we get in Oz.
http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/marine/OCT04/Fiery_Sea_Urchin(Diadema_palmeri).html
What you have there is a Diadema sp SeaUrchin...
Heres one we get in Oz.
http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/marine/OCT04/Fiery_Sea_Urchin(Diadema_palmeri).html
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Shadowkiller said:Aint a starfish, the pental (five) lines are the symetrical patterns of a seaurchin shell. SeaUrchins are of course echinoderms which often feature pental symetry. So do Starfish of course, being echindoerms also. BUT:
What you have there is a Diadema sp SeaUrchin...
Heres one we get in Oz.
http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/marine/OCT04/Fiery_Sea_Urchin(Diadema_palmeri).html
ah right! now you can see it really clearly in that photo.
I should have realised that about the five symmetrical patterns of a seaurchin as often you find small white skeletons of them on the beach and they have those patterns imprinted on them.
That's great photo, did you take it?
Nope, that whole database is from David Harasti, a MarineBiologist who I have the honour of knowing. He's a very good photographer, and a great guy to boot. He helped me out a lot, and still does, with my photography.
His personal website:
www.daveharasti.com
His personal website:
www.daveharasti.com