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A feather star. :D

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Used to see them all the time diving, they are usually more active at night.
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buksida wrote: ↑Wed Apr 06, 2022 7:46 am Used to see them all the time diving, they are usually more active at night.
When I move back to SE Asia in a few years, diving is definitely something I'm looking to take up. Never done it. Ever seen one of these bad boys? The vampire squid. :shock:
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Lost wrote: ↑Wed Apr 06, 2022 2:10 pm When I move back to SE Asia in a few years, diving is definitely something I'm looking to take up. Never done it. Ever seen one of these bad boys? The vampire squid. :shock:
Haven't been diving for a few years now. Never seen one of those but I have always been a fan of Nudibranchs, here are a few pics I took way back when ...

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Very nice! What camera would you use during your underwater expeditions?
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It was a basic Sony PAS with an Ikelite housing and some decent lights ... many years ago!
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How they get cork. Interesting. :D

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I get mine from a wine bottle :cheers:
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The Hammer-headed bat. Largest bat in Africa. Holy crap, imagine this fcker flapping around your head. :shock:

It also honks loudly at night, apparently.

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Wow!!! I had to Google that to see if it was real :shock:
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"Hammer Headed"? More like the head of a bloody horse!! How does that thing fly? :shock: :shock:

The Fruit Bats we used to see in Australia whilst working there were big buggers, but by Christ nothing compared to this!

Good find Lost.. :thumb:

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Some nifty driving there! :thumb:

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Always worth a revisit these things. Scary ass beasts.

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Again, could be put in a Science or Technology thread, but how incredible is nature and what we can take/learn from it....

Also explains why DM loves his Daffs! :D :wink:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61081542

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