picturesque view of Pulau Semakau's only natural coral reef
Flower Crab (
Portunus pelagicus)
not sure what is this, but it seems like an egg sac of something?
Acorn Worm?
Haddon's Carpet Anemone (
Stichodactyla haddoni)
Noble Volute (
Cymbiola nobilis) with her egg sacs. Apparently this could be the Noble Volute laying season; i saw another Noble Volute the second time i was there
Upside-Down Jellyfish (
Cassiopea sp.)! What is it thinking about all the time, being upside-down like this?
Unsure of this anemone type
Zoanthid (small polyps)
Zoanthus sp.
Knobbly Sea Star (
Protoreaster nodosus) doing that cute little twirl dance. Knobbly Sea Stars are commonly seen in red, orange or brown, but surprisingly there're white, pink, blue and green ones too! Knobblys are unfortunately considered endangered today =(
Hairy Crab (
Pilumnus vespertilio) i love these teddybear creatures but beware, some of them can be rather fierce! A friend of mine got her finger snipped at by one naughty guy.
This particular algae looks a bit obscene... >.<
this are one of the essential tools for seagrass transect. A ruler and a quadrat. The souvenirs i get from these surveys are backaches in the next day but it was worth it! =D
picturesque view of Pulau Semakau's only natural coral reef
Flower Crab (Portunus pelagicus)
not sure what is this, but it seems like an egg sac of something?
Acorn Worm?
Haddon's Carpet Anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni)
Noble Volute (Cymbiola nobilis) with her egg sacs. Apparently this could be the Noble Volute laying season; i saw another Noble Volute the second time i was there
Upside-Down Jellyfish (Cassiopea sp.)! What is it thinking about all the time, being upside-down like this?
Unsure of this anemone type
Zoanthid (small polyps) Zoanthus sp.
Knobbly Sea Star (Protoreaster nodosus) doing that cute little twirl dance. Knobbly Sea Stars are commonly seen in red, orange or brown, but surprisingly there're white, pink, blue and green ones too! Knobblys are unfortunately considered endangered today =(
Hairy Crab (Pilumnus vespertilio) i love these teddybear creatures but beware, some of them can be rather fierce! A friend of mine got her finger snipped at by one naughty guy.
This particular algae looks a bit obscene... >.< 
this are one of the essential tools for seagrass transect. A ruler and a quadrat. The souvenirs i get from these surveys are backaches in the next day but it was worth it! =D
