A giant #Pteropod #seabutterfly, Corolla spectabilis, cruising through the nighttime open ocean.

Shot in the wild, using scuba, while drifting out over the deep abyss, at night, off Okinawa.

#corollaspectabilis #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #kumejima #okinawa #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater

Not uncommon, but always beautiful; the ever flappy-flappy #pelagic #SeaButterfly #Pteropod, Corolla spectabilis. This one is feeding, as can be seen by the mucus net that it’s currently reeling in.

#corollaspectabilis #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #ocean