RickCollier > Red Sea, Egypt -- A pair of anemonefish ("clown fish") seek refuge in the stinging cells of an anemone's tentacles.  The anemonefish is not naturally immune to the sting of an anemone, but over time coats itself in secretions of its "home" anemone so that the stinging cells do not fire when touched by this particular fish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; "Jackson Reef"; fish; anemone; anemonefish; "anemone fish"; "clown fish"; clownfish
RickCollier > Red Sea, Egypt -- A pair of anemonefish ("clown fish") seek refuge in the stinging cells of an anemone's tentacles.  The anemonefish is not naturally immune to the sting of an anemone, but over time coats itself in secretions of its "home" anemone so that the stinging cells do not fire when touched by this particular fish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.

Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; Woodhouse; "Woodhouse Reef"; fish; anemone; anemonefish; "anemone fish"; "clown fish"; clownfish
RickCollier > Red Sea, Egypt -- A pair of anemonefish ("clown fish") seek refuge in the stinging cells of an anemone's tentacles.  The anemonefish is not naturally immune to the sting of an anemone, but over time coats itself in secretions of its "home" anemone so that the stinging cells do not fire when touched by this particular fish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; Woodhouse; "Woodhouse Reef"; fish; anemone; anemonefish; "anemone fish"; "clown fish"; clownfish
RickCollier > Red Sea, Egypt -- A pair of anemonefish ("clown fish") seek refuge in the stinging cells of an anemone's tentacles.  The anemonefish is not naturally immune to the sting of an anemone, but over time coats itself in secretions of its "home" anemone so that the stinging cells do not fire when touched by this particular fish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; "Jackson Reef"; fish; anemone; anemonefish; "anemone fish"; "clown fish"; clownfish
RickCollier > Red Sea, Egypt -- An anemonefish ("clown fish") comes out of its "home anemone" to distract the photographer and try to drive me away from his home.  The anemonefish is not naturally immune to the sting of an anemone, but over time coats itself in secretions of its "home" anemone so that the stinging cells do not fire when touched by this particular fish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; "Jackson Reef"; fish; anemone; anemonefish; "anemone fish"; "clown fish"; clownfish
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
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) 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 blue coral reef anemone fish anemonefish clownfish
Red Sea, Egypt -- A pair of anemonefish ("clown fish") seek refuge in the stinging cells of an anemone's tentacles. The anemonefish is not naturally immune to the sting of an anemone, but over time coats itself in secretions of its "home" anemone so that the stinging cells do not fire when touched by this particular fish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; "Jackson Reef"; fish; anemone; anemonefish; "anemone fish"; "clown fish"; clownfish
RickCollier > Red Sea, Egypt -- A pair of anemonefish ("clown fish") seek refuge in the stinging cells of an anemone's tentacles.  The anemonefish is not naturally immune to the sting of an anemone, but over time coats itself in secretions of its "home" anemone so that the stinging cells do not fire when touched by this particular fish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; "Jackson Reef"; fish; anemone; anemonefish; "anemone fish"; "clown fish"; clownfish
Red Sea, Egypt -- A pair of anemonefish ("clown fish") seek refuge in the stinging cells of an anemone's tentacles. The anemonefish is not naturally immune to the sting of an anemone, but over time coats itself in secretions of its "home" anemone so that the stinging cells do not fire when touched by this particular fish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; "Jackson Reef"; fish; anemone; anemonefish; "anemone fish"; "clown fish"; clownfish
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