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Came across about 8 cuttlefishes while we were diving out at the house reef on the 5th of January 2019. While we were diving yesterday, at least 6 of them were still hanging around and I was reminded of this video I took.
Filmed at Critter Circus I, housereef of @tasikdivers , Manado, Indonesia. Visibility reduced because of the recent storms but still an incredibly beautiful dive.
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A bobtail squid slips back into its hideaway.⠀
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Measuring about 3 cm if male or 5 cm if female, the hummingbird bobtail squid is actually more closely related to cuttlefish than to true squids. Its body has a translucent skin marked by many black chromatophores, and to the human eye, the animal seems to have a colour pattern formed by a blend of black, electric blue and green or purple dots.⠀
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During the day, the hummingbid bobtail squid remains most of the time buried in the sand, coming out at night to capture small crustaceans, which it hunts using a bioluminescent organ in its gill cavity⠀
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Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia ⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Camera: Canon 5DMKIII - 100mm Macro lens⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Exposure: ISO 100 • Shutter: 1/250 • Aperture: f18⠀⠀⠀⠀
Lighting: Dual Sea & Sea Strobes ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Conditions: Visibility 20M⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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