It never fails to astound me the wide array of weirdness that nature comes up with! Who needs science fiction when reality is mind-boggling enough? If you look close enough and long enough a new world will open up. Of course, my experiences are biased towards the marine realm but I’m sure the terrestrial world evolved incredible forms and behaviors as well.
Damselfish attacking anyone who dare mess with its territory… all 5 inches of its length launched onto my mask … again… and again - they're either courageous or deluded neurotics; Little fish who rove the reef at night to eat then as dawn breaks returns to home sweet home – a sea cucumber’s anus; The unlikely goby fish and shrimp couple: one standing guard as the other digs out their home….. so many to mention really but one of my favorites is the amazing capacity for camouflage and mimicry that so many reef creatures have.
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Can you see me now?
You just do double-takes when your eyes focus and you realize that what you thought was just a seaweed or a rock was actually a living breathing moving thing! Whether to avoid being lunch or to get lunch, blending in is a great idea and the forms they take are breath-taking!
