The image above shows a shrimp hiding in a dark hole between some boulders of the Lee Breakwater in Port Taranaki. As you can see, they are quite transparent and this must aid them to camouflage with their surroundings.
Crayfish often frequent the boulder slopes of the breakwater. They often come in from deeper water to cast their old shells and wait around until their new shells have hardened.
This seahorse saw us coming and decided that it didn't want to be photographed so it did its best to hide up against the boulder wall of the breakwater. Ian took this photo and moved away quickly so not to bother it any further.
The yellow encrusting sponges are a common sight around the breakwater. Their bright colour always contrasts greatly with the grey dust covered rocks that they inhabit.---
Photo Credit: Swan, I., 2006 (July 29), A shrimp hiding in the rocks. All rights reserved.
Photo Credit: Swan, I., 2006 (July 29), Small red spiny lobster (crayfish) holding its ground. All rights reserved.
Photo Credit: Swan, I., 2006 (July 29), A camera shy seahorse. All rights reserved.
Photo Credit: Swan, I., 2006 (July 29), Yellow encrusting sponge with a native seashell on it. All rights reserved.
4 comments:
great pics!
Cheers mate, Swanny sure does take a nice picture. :o)
Dave,
Thanks to Ian for these great shots and to you for posting them.
Fraser, thanks for your kind comments. I'll pass them on Swanny.
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