Aquatic Adventures

Lets take a little mystical adventure down beneath the surface of the sea, where beauty and grace exist. A peaceful idyllic surrounding with amazing, other-worldly life form.

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animalgazing:

Endangered Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus), Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida by USFWS Endangered Species on Flickr.

samlodgephotography:

Blue.

fyeah-seacreatures:

The Humpback Whale has a more detailed feeding system than any other whale out there. They feature grooves on the throat that allow it to open up and to expand when they eat. This way they can take in huge amounts of water. The filtering system keeps the food and pushes the water out. They are seasonal feeders and then they cut down to almost nothing when they migrate. They will consume from 4,000 to 5,500 pounds of food daily if it is available.

rhamphotheca:

holy-flesh: Nudibranch - Phyllodesmium poindimiei

Night Dive At Shiprock Dive site in Cronulla, NSW, Australia. (31 March 2011)

Sarcastic Fringehead (Neoclinus Blanchardi)
a ferocious fish which has a large mouth and aggressive territorial behaviour. They can be up to 30 centimetres (12 in) wide and are mostly scaleless with great pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins. With highly compressed bodies, some may be so widened as to appear eel-like. They tend to hide inside shells or crevices. After the female spawns under a rock or in clam burrows the male guards the eggs.
They are found in the Pacific, off the coast of North America, from San Francisco, California, to central Baja California and their depth range is from 3 to 73 metres (9.8 to 240 ft).

a-nem-a-men-anemone:

Ocean creature by Seafaring Oliphant on Flickr.

fyeah-seacreatures:

*Dead*

100leaguesunderthesea:

Hawksbill Turtle - New Providence, Bahamas by James R.D. Scott