Eye of the pond
The bottom of this ice covered pond can be seen through this "eye" formed by the most recent freezing. It is surrounded by growth rings from previous freezings.
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Antler Coral
Antler Coral (Pocillopora grandis) is the only tall branching hermatypic coral that is common in Hawaii.
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Cushion Star
Cushion Star (Culcita novaeguineae) resting on a reef off the Kona coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
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Box Jellyfish a.k.a. Sea Wasp (Alatina alata)
Box Jellyfish a.k.a. Sea Wasp (Alatina alata) swims by duing a blackwater dive off the Kona coast, the Big island, Hawaii, USA. While not fatal like its Australian relatives, this box jellyfish can deliver a nasty sting.
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A contrast in texture
This isolated head of Solid Coral (Porites solida) contrasts in texture with the salt and pepper sand (from a mixture of lava and coral sources) substrate on which it rests, located off south Kona, Hawaii.
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The moon and palm trees in sunset glow
Palm trees in sunset glow and the moon at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii island.
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A comb-jelly (Ctenophore) at night off Kona, Hawaii
A comb-jelly (Ctenophore) at night off Kona, Hawaii
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The Rose Anemone
The Rose Anemone (Urticina piscivora) photographed underwater in Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canada.
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Purple-Ringed Top Snail
The Purple-Ringed Top Snail (Calliostoma annulatum) is one of the most spectacularly colored shelled mollusks of the Northeast Pacific. This one was phographed crawling on a kelp blade while scuba diving in Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Turtle shell detail
Paterns in the detail of the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) shell.
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