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Astropyga radiata
Another alien-looking urchin spotted at Secret Bay, Batangas during a dusk/night muck dive. Depth of about 7m. The small fishes were actually taking refuge inside its upright spines.
Spotted on Oct 30, 2011
Submitted on Nov 20, 2011
10 Comments
Fascinating!!
Thanks Harsha :-)
I am stunned!
Thanks CherryMae. I use a Canon S95 :-)
Thanks for the like ToriSchulte :-)
Thanks Kristen. Honestly do not know if they responded to the flash but as far as I can recall it was really vivid particularly when we train our flashlights on them. So I guess light does have an effect on its iridescence or maybe some form of bioluminescence. :-)
what underwater camera did you use for your underwater shots?
they looked like they were glowing.. did they? that's really amazing.. i wish I'd spot something like that someday
That looks beautiful! :D
wow! are the colors naturally that vivid or did they respond to the flash?