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  • This young fish was hiding inbetween two large boulders on a night dive at Wolf Island in the Galapagos. Even though Wolf is most famous for its abundance of Hammerhead (and other) Sharks, the night dive there is all about the smaller things.
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  • Last night I did my very first blackwater dive. If you're not familiar with the concept, it's night diving in the open ocean over deep water looking at critters that spend the day much, much deeper. It feels like floating through space and if you look closely, many aliens can be observed. Like this larval mantis shrimp for example.
    Mantis Shrimp... IN SPACE
  • Night dives in French Polynesia can be a huge thrill! In some places, you can dive with hundreds of grey reef sharks and feel like you're part of the pack! Can you spot a different species?
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  • Moray Eel on a night dive at Wolf Island, Galapagos.
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  • A grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) with potential prey. You can see the right pectoral fin pointing down instead of to the side, which is how they execute tight turns. I witnessed this fascinating behaviour during a night dive in French Polynesia.<br />
The end? What do you think happened next?
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  • Similar to what happens in our eyes, shark pupils dilate in the dark to allow more light to enter the eye and therefore improve night vision. While the eye of a grey reef shark (like the one in this picture) looks like a cat eye during the day, you can see in this picture that the pupil is dilated and almost round. These sharks hunt mainly at night, using a whole array of superior senses to detect and track their prey. Go compare the eyes to my last post to see the difference a few hours can make!
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  • Taken on a Blackwater dive in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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  • Another panning shot taken on a Blackwater dive off Palm Beach County in Florida. These guys are a rare find but fortunately this particular one was very cooperative!
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  • This baby Perch is about an inch (2.5cm) long.
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  • A sea butterfly poses nicely for the camera. Even though they look like some sort of jelly fish, they're actually mollusks, or pelagic swimming snails to be a bit more precise! Thankfully, they're also extremely photogenic!
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  • Shot at Wolf Island, Galapagos.
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  • This tiny grey reef shark was part of a large group of sharks known as "the wall of sharks".  In fact you can see some of her buddies at the bottom of the frame. This one was around 60cm long and super cute! Notice the shape of the pupil! My next post will show what their eyes looks like at night!
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