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Marty’s photo of the day #5001: This is a blue-chin parrotfish, and it grows to 30 inches in length. Like all parrotfish, it has two sets of teeth. The first set is fused into a beak that allows it to crush coral to feed on algae. The second set is in its throat, which grinds […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4924: This perfectly placed Christmas tree worm cracked me up. Each coral-dwelling Christmas tree worm has two crowns (trees) that filter water and trap food. What do you see? Is the worm simulating an owl, a snowman, or Elton John? Photographed last month in the Raja Ampat of Indonesian New […]
Marty’s photo of the day #4720: My favorite day last week was snorkeling the Great Blue Hole, 40 miles off the coast of Belize. Jacques Cousteau declared the Blue Hole one of the top five scuba diving sites in the world, but having seen video of a trip to its 400-foot-deep bottom, I think the […]
