This unusual flatworm was found under a rock in North Kihei in an area of rubble, broken coral and plenty of sponge and tunicates. There were three small flatworms, all looking very much like a […]
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Lilies and Lily Pads, Buck Lake July 2022
A fun photo shoot with somewhat cooperative subjects and ever-present antagonists: leeches, newts and giant water snails. Some acrobatics were required but it was such a joy to play in the warm(wish) water with colour and […]
Maui December 2021 & 1st Half January 2022
On December 5th Maui was hit by a strong Kona Storm that wiped out a number of my favourite snorkel spots, not to mention a number of beaches, roads, parks, homes and cars. Six weeks […]
Week II & III, Maui 2021
The last 2 1/2 weeks have unveiled an incredible array of sea creaturea — some entirely new to me, some “new to Hawaii” and some unidentified, new species. The highlights? Swimming with a graceful manta,seeing […]
In the Rubble. Maui First Week, 2021
I’ve spent the first few days on Maui exploring the rubble areas of North Kihei — not areas that are particularly rich in vertebrates, but what they lack in fish they gift in beautiful and […]
White-crusted Aeolid, Trinchesia albocrusta
This is another tiny aeolid that is virtually impossible to see hiding amidst the tiny hydroids it eats and seaweed it inhabits. It is often found close to the Eubranchus rupium, and I have mistaken […]
