For many nudibranch lovers the “Melibe colemani” tops their list of must-see creatures. This critter is so perfectly camouflaged that it is very hard to spot – it lives in the waving polyps of a Xenia family coral (Anthelia) where it hunts tiny organisms by extending its large oral hood. If you watch carefully, you can see at 50 seconds into the film how a small brown acoel flatworm (Waminoa sp.) living on the base of the coral flees the attacking Melibe! Best watched in 4K!
Category Archives: Videography
Critters of the Lembeh Strait | “Biting Off More Than You Can Chew” – The Brown Moray
If you don’t have hands to hold on to your food, it can be tricky to eat. Especially when your meal has venomous spines on the pectoral fins, like the catfish. These spines with barbs got stuck in the mouth of the moray making it impossible for it to swallow the whole fish. In an attempt to eat it, the moray got some “battle scars” from this deceptive snack. Best watched in 4K.
Critters of the Lembeh Strait | Episode 07 | June Highlights
June was a great critter-filled month and on many days the visibility was excellent (for Lembeh ed-italia.com!) Be sure to watch for the blue-ringed octopus feasting on a crab larger than the cephalopod itself. Best watched in 4K!
Critters of the Lembeh Strait | Episode 06 – 2016 – Reef Diving in Lembeh
The Lembeh Strait is famous for all the weird critters, but there are as well colourful, thriving corals at many of the dive sites. This video shows the fantastically diverse coral at our nearby dive sites, where you can ‘have it all’ and see not only famous critters but also beautiful reefs. I couldn’t resist and had to include a few scenes of critters, shot with a fish-eye though :-). Best watched in 4K!
SEA WARS – The Skeleton Shrimp Strikes Back
Make sure your sound is turned up for this epic underwater battle between the tiny skeleton shrimps and the ‘massive’ sea hare. Will Luke Skeleton Shrimp save his young from the sudden attack? Watch ‘The Skeleton Shrimp Strikes Back’ to find out!
Critters of the Lembeh Strait | Episode 05 – 2016 | March Highlights
March was another wildly critter-filled month here in Lembeh! Among many other things we saw a seahorse wearing a funny hat, an one-eyed shrimp, a reef octopus getting his eyes cleaned and a ghost-pipefish photobombing a coconut octopus. Enjoy!
Critters of the Lembeh Strait | Episode 04 – 2016 | February Highlights
Here are some highlights from February…check out the cardinal fish – I don’t know how he manages all these eggs…crazy!
Critters of the Lembeh Strait – Episode 03 – 2016 | Frogfishes
This February is all about frogfishes…here’s a short video of some of the common species we usually see while diving the Lembeh Strait – Enjoy!
Critters of the Lembeh Strait | Episode 02 – 2016 | January Highlights
The year startet very good in Lembeh. With lots of frogfish (especially hairy ones), cephalopods (even flamboyant cuttlefish hatching) and many pretty nudibranchs, January was very productive, Here are a few highlights – enjoy!
Critters of the Lembeh Strait | Episode 01 – 2016 | Syngnathidae
The first video of 2016 is all about Syngnathidae. The Syngnathidae are a family of fish which includes the seahorses, the pipefishes, the pipehorses, and the seadragons. The name is derived from Greek, syn, meaning “fused” or “together”, and gnathus, meaning “jaws”.