Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


February 04, 2012:Snorkeling off Tioman Island

Our bungalow

feb 04 1868 our home

Morning beach

feb 04 1870 morning beach

Waterfall

feb 04 1874 waterfall

Restaurant

feb 04 1879 from restuarant

The stream

feb 04 1889 bridge stream

Behind the restaurant was the spiderweb - with interesting stabilamenta patterns Quite unique in my experience with orb weaving spiders

A closer view

feb 04 1896 stabilimenta

Web

feb 04 1899 web

Beach

feb 04 1901 morning beach

Then into the water - some acropora

feb 04 1908 coral

Closer

feb 04 1909 coral

Tables or acropora

feb 04 1918 acropora tables

Blue giant clam

feb 04 1924 blue giant clam

Sort of zebra fish

feb 04 1927 zebrafish

More giant clams

feb 04 1928 gray giant clam

And something new - clusters of sea urchins. Typically I see them not clustered together

feb 04 1932 urchin cluster

feb 04 1933 acropora fish

feb 04 1934 yellow tail

feb 04 1939 many fish

feb 04 1942 striped fish

feb 04 1944 many fish

feb 04 1945 many fish

feb 04 1946 coral

feb 04 1947 fish pink acropora

feb 04 1948 above fish

feb 04 1950 acropora fish

feb 04 1951 striped fish

feb 04 1952 fish

feb 04 1953 fish

feb 04 1953 parrotfish

feb 04 1956 anemone clownfish

Some video

feb 04 1957 clownfish

feb 04 1958 clownfish

feb 04 1962 colorful fish

feb 04 1966 colorful coral

feb 04 1968 mixed coral

feb 04 1969 coral scene

feb 04 1971 pink acropora

feb 04 1975 acropora

feb 04 1976 gray green giant clams

feb 04 1979 green giant clam

feb 04 1983 green giant clam

feb 04 1988 many fish staghorn coral

feb 04 1990 many fish

feb 04 1993 parrot fish

feb 04 1994 parrot fish

feb 04 1996 many fish

feb 04 2008 many fish

feb 04 2010 many fish

feb 04 2012 many fish

feb 04 2013 giant clam

feb 04 2019 donut coral

feb 04 2020 blue giant clam

feb 04 2022 coral

feb 04 2029 acropora urchin

feb 04 2031 staghorn coral

feb 04 2032 acropora

Clownfish

feb 04 2039 clownfish

feb 04 2054 yellow fish

feb 04 2055 yellow fish

feb 04 2059 acropora fish

feb 04 2060 acropora

Feather worm

feb 04 2068 feather worm

feb 04 2069 pink acropora

feb 04 2071 black fish coral

feb 04 2075 green tan giant clam

feb 04 2076 2 giant clams

feb 04 2079 blue giant clam

feb 04 2080 green tan giant clam

feb 04 2084 orange sphere

feb 04 2085 3 giant clams

feb 04 2087 urchin pattern

feb 04 2088 urchin pattern

feb 04 2089 urchin pattern

feb 04 2090 parrot fish

feb 04 2093 3 giant clams

feb 04 2099 tan giant clam

feb 04 2104 from water

Pier

feb 04 2108 pier

Sculpture

feb 04 2115 sculpture

Pier

feb 04 2118 pier

Beach -

feb 04 2119 beach

And walking back to our bungalow - a surprise - an ant mimic spider

feb 04 2140 ant mimic spider face

In many different configurations. You can tell the difference between the ant and spider by the legs and eyes. The spider has 8 eyes - 6 are obvious from this sequence. The front two legs are usually oriented up so as to mimic the ant's antenna

feb 04 2143 ant mimic spider

feb 04 2145 ant mimic spider

feb 04 2147 ant mimic spider

feb 04 2149 ant mimic spider

feb 04 2153 ant mimic spider

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C. Frank Starmer

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