CategoriesMaldives Mollusks Coriocella hibyae – Belgian doctors?! Posted onAugust 7, 2024August 7, 2024 The Maldivian sponge snail is another fascinating marine creature from the Maldives. I have seen dozens of them, and now … Continue ReadingCoriocella hibyae – Belgian doctors?!
CategoriesButterflies & moths Singapur Amata huebneri – My dear friend and engraver Posted onJuli 16, 2024Juli 16, 2024 This rather common moth has spectacular colors. It mimics wasps with its orange and black banded body, and even though … Continue ReadingAmata huebneri – My dear friend and engraver
CategoriesFish Maldives Gymnothorax flavimarginatus – Dinoflagellates, this time it’s ugly! Posted onJuni 24, 2024Juni 24, 2024 The yellow margin moray eel is a rather common species in the Maldives. The front of this fish is speckled … Continue ReadingGymnothorax flavimarginatus – Dinoflagellates, this time it’s ugly!
CategoriesFish Maldives Plectorhinchus gibbosus – Harry hotlips talks! Posted onMai 12, 2024Mai 25, 2024 Sometimes things take time. It took me a while to identify this fish, and even longer to write about it. … Continue ReadingPlectorhinchus gibbosus – Harry hotlips talks!
CategoriesKrustentiere Maldives Coenobita brevimanus – Gistel, the hermit Posted onApril 14, 2024April 14, 2024 It happened again, just when I thought an identification would be easy, it turns out it isn’t. No guarantee as … Continue ReadingCoenobita brevimanus – Gistel, the hermit
CategoriesFish Maldives Galeocerdo curvier – I of the tiger Posted onMärz 26, 2024März 26, 2024 This is already the third tiger on picmybug! Following the cute, purring tiger tail seahorse, and the colorful tiger beetle, … Continue ReadingGaleocerdo curvier – I of the tiger
CategoriesFish Maldives Cheilinus undulatus – A Napoleon you cannot poison! Posted onAugust 4, 2023August 4, 2023 To make it very clear, this post is about a fish, and not about the French leader. Also I neither … Continue ReadingCheilinus undulatus – A Napoleon you cannot poison!
CategoriesMaldives Mollusks Porpita porpita – Communal vagabonds Posted onJuni 22, 2023Juni 22, 2023 Jellyfish … Continue Reading >Porpita porpita – Communal vagabonds
CategoriesMaldives Mollusks Sepioteuthis lessoniana – It’s Lessepsian – complex Posted onJuni 4, 2023Juni 4, 2023 Is that a squid or a cuttlefish? A simple, and often asked question for divers, developed into this blog post. … Continue ReadingSepioteuthis lessoniana – It’s Lessepsian – complex
CategoriesMaldives Protista Noctiluca scintillans – An algae, but not a plant! Posted onJanuar 9, 2023Juni 15, 2024 The new Avatar movie was just released, and as if it was an advertiser, suddenly the beach in the Maldives … Continue ReadingNoctiluca scintillans – An algae, but not a plant!