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  • These delicate looking nudibranchs, Tenellia sibogae, are mating, surrounded by the stinging hydroids on which they feed. Once ingested, the hydroids' stinging cells are actually kept as live captives by the nudibranchs, transferred to the tips of their colorful cerrata for their own self-defense! Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • cuttle140: This juvenile Cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, is only a few centimeters long, yet shows plenty of attitude. Here it raises its center arms in a defensive gesture that exposes its parrot-like beak, thought to deter would-be predators. Indonesia, Sulawesi Sea, Sangihe Archipelago. Nikon F100 in Seacam housing, Nikkor 70-180mm Macro Zoom lens, twin Ikelite 200 strobes, Ultra Light arms, Fujichrome Velvia 50 film. f-29, 1/60 sec.
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  • cuttle141: This Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) was a bit wary of the photographer, raising its center arms in a typical defensive gesture. The large size of this subject combined with limited visibility would have required shooting from too far away for a side view. However, by shooting face-on at the 70mm focal length and orienting the shot vertically, I was able to fill the frame with an interesting composition. This approach also limited lens-to-subject distance to a couple feet, minimizing the degrading effects of the poor visibility. Indonesia, Sulawesi Sea, North Sulawesi, Lembeh Straits. Nikon F100 in Seacam housing, Nikkor 70-180mm Macro Zoom lens, twin Ikelite 200 strobes, Ultra Light arms, Fujichrome Velvia 50 film. f-11, 1/60 sec.
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  • Like some kind of animated pancake, a Black-blotched or Marble Stingray, Taeniura meyeni, glides over a rocky reef, displaying the venomous barb visibile on its ribbon-shaped tail.  Wounds from such barbs are extremely painful and occasionally life-threatening, but are easily avoided. Stingrays are actually among the most gentle and docile of animals, resorting to their barbs only as a last line of defense. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea; Indian Ocean
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  • A tiny nudibranch, Tenellia sibogae, feeding on a hydroid. The hydroid's stinging cells pass unharmed through the digestive tract, eventually ending up at the colorful tips of the nudibranch's cerrata, where they are used for  defense!  Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • This Porcelain crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus, is perched on its host, an adhesive sea anemone. The crab uses feathery mouth parts to strain plankton from the water column; its claws are only for defense. Ko Tachai, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • This Porcelain crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus, is perched on its host, an adhesive sea anemone. The crab makes its living by straining plankton from the water column; its massive claws are only for defense.  Ko Tachai, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • Nudibranch, Chomodoris kuniei, flapping its mantle, possibly as a defense tactic. Anilao, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
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  • Looking very much like part of the seafloor, a Reef Stonefish, Synanceia verrcosa, waits patiently for a small fish or other prey to come within striking distance. For self-defense, Stonefish are equipped with hollow dorsal spines that act like hypodermic needles, injecting a powerful toxin that causes extreme pain and even death to unlucky vicitims. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar/Burma, Andaman Sea
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  • Looking very much like part of the seafloor, a Reef Stonefish, Synanceia verrcosa, waits patiently for a small fish or other prey to come within striking distance. For self-defense, Stonefish are equipped with hollow dorsal spines that act like hypodermic needles, injecting a powerful toxin that causes extreme pain and even death to unlucky vicitims. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar/Burma, Andaman Sea
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  • Primarily nocturnal, Spotfin Lionfish, Pterois antennata, move into the open at dusk to feed. Like all members of the scorpionfish tribe, they are equipped with sharp, hollow fin rays that can inject a powerful venom, used for self-defense. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A squadron of Indian Lionfish, Pterois muricata, team up to herd a school of baitfish into a compact mass, making them easier prey. Like all members of the scorpionfish family, lionfish are equipped with venomous fin rays, used for self-defense. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A Zebra Lionfish, Dendrochirus zebra, rests on a colony of Fine-Pored Coral, Montipora aequituberculata. Like all members of the scorpionfish tribe, lionfish are equipped with venomous spines, used for self-defense. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar/Burma, Andaman Sea
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