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  • Yellow elephant ear sponge (Ianthella basta) with unique lighting to make it resemble a sculpture or work of modern art. Photographed at Hornbill Channel in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
    Ianthella-basta-elephant-ear-sponge-...tif
  • Coral and sponge formation on the outer reef in Ambon, Indonesia
    soft-coral-sea-fan-sponge-ambon-indo...tif
  • A lone sponge perched on a ledge in the Eastern Fields, a submerged coral reef atoll in the Coral Sea of Papua New Guinea. Photographed to evoke the image of a solitary sentinel watching over the deep sea.
    illuminated-marine-sponge-coral-sea-...tif
  • Pretty pink Commerson's frogfish sitting on a sponge concealed by sea fans, at a dive site called Shaw Thing in the Eastern Fields of Papua New Guinea. This dive was the first time that Captain Craig of Golden Dawn had come across one of these frogfish in the Eastern Fields even though he had been diving the area for about 20 years at the time of this encounter.
    pretty-pink-frogfish-Antennarius-com...tif
  • Small octopus sitting on orange sponge, demonstrating its ability to create hair-like projections with its skin. Ambon, Indonesia.
    Octopus-on-orange-sponge-ambon-indon...tif
  • Yellow giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) sitting on a dark red sponge in the Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    Antennarius-commerson-giant-frogfish...tif
  • Cute orange and white Thecacera picta nudibranch curled up around a bryozoan growing on an orange sponge
    thecacera-picta-nudibranch-ambon-200...tif
  • White painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) with mouth open, camouflaged against a sponge of similar white coloration. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    white-painted-frogfish-Antennarius-p...tif
  • Common ghost goby (Pleurosicya mossambica) diligently guarding a precious brood of eggs on the surface of a sponge, in the muck at Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photographed at 3x life-size
    super-macro-common-ghost-goby-Pleuro...tif
  • Coral hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus) perched on a sponge, using its pectoral fins for balance. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    coral-hawkfish-Cirrhitichthys-oxycep...tif
  • Adult male gnathid isopod (Elaphognathia discolor) on a sponge. The isopod is about 6mm in length. Photographed at two times life-size magnification.
    elaphognathia-discolor-gnathid-isopo...tif
  • This is an adult male gnathid isopod (Elaphognathia discolor) on a sponge. The isopod is about 6mm in length. Photographed at two times life-size magnification.
    elaphognathia-discolor-gnathid-isopo...tif
  • Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) in muck environment in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The frogfish was well camouflaged. Without strobe light to illuminate it, this frogfish would look like just another lump of sponge
    Antennarius-pictus-frogfish-muck-env...tif
  • Depicted here a forest green tree frog tadpole (Zhangixalus arboreus) just about to drop from a sponge-like egg mass suspended in forest canopy. Seasonal rains saturate the egg mass, eventually rupturing its membrane. Developing tadpoles wriggle to the bottom and drop into bodies of water such as lakes and ponds, but also swimming pools, wells and other manmade structures. This unusual reproductive behavior is characteristic of this species, which is endemic to Japan. Photographed in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
    zhangixalus-arboreus-forest-green-tr...tif
  • Depicted here a forest green tree frog tadpole (Zhangixalus arboreus) just about to drop from a sponge-like egg mass suspended in forest canopy. Seasonal rains saturate the egg mass, eventually rupturing its membrane. Developing tadpoles wriggle to the bottom and drop into bodies of water such as lakes and ponds, but also swimming pools, wells and other manmade structures. This unusual reproductive behavior is characteristic of this species, which is endemic to Japan. Photographed in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
    zhangixalus-arboreus-forest-green-tr...tif
  • Depicted here is the split-second just before a forest green tree frog tadpole (Zhangixalus arboreus) drops from a sponge-like egg mass suspended in forest canopy. Seasonal rains provide the water and signal to the developing tadpoles. They drop from the egg masses into bodies of water such as lakes and ponds, but also swimming pools, wells and other manmade structures. This unusual reproductive behavior is characteristic of this species, which is endemic to Japan. Photographed in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
    zhangixalus-arboreus-forest-green-tr...tif
  • This is a pair of forest green tree frogs (Zhangixalus arboreus) preparing to spawn. The male has jumped onto the back of the female. From this point, she will carry him to her chosen location, then excrete a substance that the male churns into a bubbly sponge-like mass, into which the female deposits eggs as the male fertilizes. The female bears the weight of the male for the duration, hanging by her forelimbs from a branch or something similar. Photographed in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
    zhangixalus-arboreus-forest-green-tr...tif
  • This is a pair of forest green tree frogs (Zhangixalus arboreus) spawning. Endemic to Japan, this species produces a sponge-like egg mass, normally suspended from tree branches above bodies of still water. Though not yet considered endangered, populations of this frog are in decline, in large part due to habitat destruction. As seen here, the frogs are doing the best they can, in this case using a manmade fence in lieu of a tree. Conservation efforts are perhaps the best hope of sustaining this species. Photographed in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
    zhangixalus-arboreus-forest-green-tr...tif
  • This is a pair of forest green tree frogs (Zhangixalus arboreus) preparing to spawn. The male has jumped onto the back of the female. From this point, she will carry him to her chosen location, then excrete a substance that the male churns into a bubbly sponge-like mass, into which the female deposits eggs as the male fertilizes. The female bears the weight of the male for the duration, hanging by her forelimbs from a branch or something similar. Photographed in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
    zhangixalus-arboreus-forest-green-tr...tif
  • Depicted here a forest green tree frog tadpole (Zhangixalus arboreus) dropping from a sponge-like egg mass suspended in forest canopy. Seasonal rains saturate the egg mass, eventually rupturing its membrane. Developing tadpoles wriggle to the bottom and drop into bodies of water such as lakes and ponds, but also swimming pools, wells and other manmade structures. This unusual reproductive behavior is characteristic of this species, which is endemic to Japan. Photographed in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
    zhangixalus-arboreus-forest-green-tr...tif
  • This is a pair of forest green tree frogs (Zhangixalus arboreus) spawning. Endemic to Japan, this species produces a sponge-like egg mass, normally suspended from tree branches above bodies of still water. Though not yet considered endangered, populations of this frog are in decline, in large part due to habitat destruction. As seen here, the frogs are doing the best they can, in this case using a manmade fence in lieu of a tree. Conservation efforts are perhaps the best hope of sustaining this species. Photographed in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
    zhangixalus-arboreus-forest-green-tr...tif
  • Silhouette of giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) in Ambon, Indonesia. One of four pitch-black frogfish clumped together among large sponges in turbid water with poor visibility
    Giant-frogfish-Antennarius-commerson...tif
  • Giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) perched on large sponges, unusual body shape accentuated with backlighting. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    giant-frogfish-with-backlighting-Ant...tif
  • This is a yellow striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus) that was well camouflaged on a shallow reef in the temperate waters of Japan. Blending-in perfectly with the texture and color of nearby sponges and algae, the fish was nearly invisible on the reef. It is only easily discernible here due to the selective application of artificial light. Frogfishes are ambush predators, depending upon camouflage to capture prey.
    antennarius-striatus-hairy-frogfish-...tif
  • Silhouette of giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) in Ambon, Indonesia. One of four pitch-black frogfish clumped together among large sponges in turbid water with poor visibility
    Giant-frogfish-Antennarius-commerson...tif
  • Giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) perched on large sponges, unusual body shape accentuated with backlighting. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    giant-frogfish-with-backlighting-Ant...tif
  • This is a female painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) heavily laden with a bellyful of eggs. A smaller, pitch-black male was nearby. The pair were perfectly camouflaged against coral and sponges.
    antennarius-pictus-female-with-eggs-...tif
  • Giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) perched on large sponges, unusual body shape accentuated with backlighting. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    giant-frogfish-with-backlighting-Ant...tif
  • Giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) perched on large sponges, unusual body shape accentuated with backlighting. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    giant-frogfish-with-backlighting-Ant...tif
  • A pitch-black Commersons frogfish that was together with three other similarly colored frogfish moving among a series of large sponges in turbid water with poor visibility.
    Commersons-frogfish-Antennarius-comm...tif
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