Freaky fishies & other gooey things from 15-17May2024.
1 & 2) two different species of #dragonfish
3) #anglerfish
4) male #nautilus #octopus riding a salp
5) #phronima in a #salp
6) #scaleworm
7) #whalefish
#larvalfish #deepseafish #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater
Had time to finish another Aliens dive’s memory card from May 6&8, 2024.
1) #Phronima with behbehies in a fantastically-colored salp
2/3) #Siphonophore (don’t lick)
4) #Ctenophore
5) #Swordfish
6) #Polychaete worm
7) #Scaleworm
8) Ctenophore
9) #MantisShrimp
Who ever said worms weren’t beautiful?!? This is a marine scaleworm, drifting through the open ocean with the plankton.
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#scaleworm #worm #marineworm #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #underwater #scubadiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater
A close-up of an orange and white mottled sea star with a white scale worm on top of it
A sea star with its friend, Stanley the scale worm, stepped up for the #Orange prompt for #FebruArty today 🧡
#MarineLife #ScaleWorm #SeaStar #PNW #Seattle #PugetSound #Photography
A polychaete worm (Arctonoe vittata) living inside the shell of a rough keyhole limpet (Diodora aspera) and popping out for a quick bite to eat 🦑
#MarineLife #KeyholeLimpet #Tidepool #PNW #PugetSound #Seattle #SeattleAquarium #ScaleWorm #Worm
Close-up of a scale worm on the top of a orange and white leather star
A scale worm on the top of an orange and white leather star
For #WormWednesday here is a leather star (sometimes called a garlic star because of its odor) with a scale worm for a roommate.
#MarineLife #SeaStar #LeatherStar #ScaleWorm #Worms #PugetSound #PNW #Seattle #SeattleAquarium
