We have recently rediscovered huge variety of amazing marine life that remains hidden by day, but comes out when the sun goes down.
During the last week we have made 4 muck dives at night on our very own, sunrise beach. We’ve all, guests and staff alike, been surprised and delighted by the huge variety of weird and wonderful nocturnal creatures living on our doorstep.
The biggest favourite is the decorator crab; looking almost like a tarantula, but so heavily encrusted in algae, these can often not be spotted unless they are moving. Also popular are the anemone hermit crabs; scurrying around carrying live anemones on their backs. We’ve also seen many other crabs; molluscs, shrimps and eels out hunting, parrotfish sleeping in their protective balloons, and the occasional curious octopus. A number of different alien looking worm-like creatures have confused us all, we’ll let you know as soon as we figure out what they are!
All of this has been found within 200m of our dive shop, in less than 4m of water. This all makes for an exciting dive without any of the common anxieties associated with diving at night.
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