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.



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RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Startled up from its sandy hiding place, this peacock flounder chose to rest in a particularly unhidden spot. ("Ol' Blue" dive site)   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Turtle Cleaning Station.  Two massive Hawaiian green sea turtles take their turns and circle over a patch of reef that serves as a cleaning station.  Fish school here to clean small animals and parasites off the huge turtles.  The turtles in turn come here to be cleaned.  Protected by law in Hawaii, swimmers can collect massive fines for interfering with these turtles.  Though they can stay underwater for very long periods, the sea turtles do breathe air, so have to periodically surface for breath.




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RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A small octopus hides under a mound of shells cast off from its meals.  (Look for the octopus' eye, looking like another shell at upper left of the pile, with its pinkish body and tentacle at center top.)  (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier)   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Orange cup corals form a beautiful garden when they emerge at night.  (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier)   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A brighly colored brittle starfish feeds at night on small corals encrusting an old pipe.  (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier)   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A yellow longlure frogfish sits very still, resting on orange cup corals and sponges attached to the pilings under Kralendijk pier.  (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier)   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A brown seahorse.  (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier)   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A small golden moray eel cautiously watches the photographer from his hole in the reef.  ("Oil Slick Leap" dive site)   © Rick Collier




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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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