Displaying 143 of 332 Latest Entries

Blue velvet mantle of Giant Clam

by Alessandro Donà
Daedalus reef, above water, is just a rock, barely wide enough to host a lighthouse, with a wooden pier leading to the edge of the reef. Under the surface, it's a fantastic place to dive. The water is of a gorgeous blue, the coral cover is amazingly dense - it's hard to find even a small area that some benthic creature hasn't already claimed for itself. In this densely populated reef, it's not hard to find these Giant Clams, Tridacna maxima, which grow to be more than a foot from side to side. The intense blue of their mantle makes the surrounding water look drab. It's mesmerizing.
Location: Daedalus reef, Egyptian Red Sea
Category: Macro

More Latest Entries

image-R Benton Macro 0004
Arrow Crab in Sponge by Randall Benton
image-R Benton Behavior 0001
Trumpet Fish in Gorgonian by Randall Benton
image-R Benton Macro 0003
Sargent Major in a Pipe by Randall Benton
image-Laying eggsack on coral
Laying eggsack on coral by Leslie Hellemann
image-IMG 4382
Worm Out by William Knobles
image-IMG 4383
Worm In by William Knobles
image-IMG 4321
Flamingo Tongue by William Knobles
image-IMG 4330
Tongues on a Hand by William Knobles
image-IMG 4256
Swimming with The Turtle by William Knobles
image-PhotoEssay-Kona-2b-JimSquires 0
Cleaning Station by Jim Squires