Clear underwater footage of some unusual animals, including a walking band of yellow-orange frogfish, what looks to be a predatory blue ribbon eel, aka a leaf-nosed moray eel, and both a Hairy Frog-Fish and a bobbitt worm eating some other very unlucky fish with lightning speed.
Via Kottke, Dr. Joe Hanson writes introduces The Sea’s Strangest Square Mile:
“Sit back and let your eyes soak up this goggle-fogging journey to the Lembeh Strait near Indonesia by Shark Bay Films. It’s known as one of the richest homes of odd coral reef creatures on Earth. Lightning-quick eels! Coral-colored, pregnant frogfish stuffing their bellies with wriggling prey! Baby cuttlefish!! BABY CUTTLEFISH!!!“
The video is also available (in lower resolution) on YouTube:
More animals with camouflage skills are hiding in the archives. Plus, cuttlefish, cephalopods, and this ribbon eel.
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