RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A Banded tube-dwelling anemone emerges from the sand under Kralendijk pier.  (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier)   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Anemone tentacles.  (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier)   © Rick Collier




Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; anemone; tentacles;
RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Tiny anemone shrimp live in the protection of a pink-tipped royal anemone, eating food debris left among the anemone's tentacles, which also provide the shrimp's natural protection from predator fish.  ("Andrea 2" dive site)   © Rick Collier




Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; "Andrea 2"; "Andrea II"; shrimp; "anemone shrimp"; anemone; "royal anemone";
RickCollier > A giant anemone, with small basslet fry hiding in its shadow.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks coral hole reef sand bottom sea floor seafloor sea bed rock giant anemone tentacles
RickCollier > The small purple Pederson's cleaner shrimp are frequently found near anemones, like this corkscrew anemone.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor rocks corkscrew anemone Pederson's cleaner shrimp
RickCollier > The small purple Pederson's cleaner shrimp are frequently found near anemones, like this corkscrew anemone.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor rocks corkscrew anemone Pederson's cleaner shrimp
RickCollier > Small yellow basslet fry hide in the shadow of a giant anemone.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks coral hole reef sand bottom sea floor seafloor sea bed rock giant anemone tentacles fish fry basslet
RickCollier > Red Sea, Dahab, Egypt.  Red Sea anemonefish (also known popularly as clownfish) emerge to protect the anemone that is their home on the reef.  © Rick Collier





scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Dahab Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w coral reef anemone fish anemonefish clownfish
RickCollier > Red Sea, Dahab, Egypt.  Red Sea anemonefish (also known popularly as clownfish) and dominos (dominofish) constantly test one another, as they each try to defend 'their' home anemone.  Their bad luck that their two anemones are within inches of one-another.  © Rick Collier





scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Dahab Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w coral reef anemone fish anemonefish clownfish domino dominofish
Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A Banded tube-dwelling anemone emerges from the sand under Kralendijk pier. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier




Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; anemone; "tube dwelling"; "banded tube-dwellling anemone"; sand; bottom; "sea floor"; bottom; "sea bed";
RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A Banded tube-dwelling anemone emerges from the sand under Kralendijk pier.  (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier)   © Rick Collier




Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; anemone; "tube dwelling"; "banded tube-dwellling anemone"; sand; bottom; "sea floor"; bottom; "sea bed";
Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A Banded tube-dwelling anemone emerges from the sand under Kralendijk pier. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier




Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; anemone; "tube dwelling"; "banded tube-dwellling anemone"; sand; bottom; "sea floor"; bottom; "sea bed";
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