Did you know that corals open at night?
That's when they feed, usually by filtering water.
Coral & Arrow crab
Sleeping grouper
(Yes, fish DO sleep)
Lobster out hunting
Diadema (Black Sea Urchin)
(VERY painful if you step on one of these!)
Sleeping Blue Tang
Open corals . . .
. . . on ventilation pipe
Opening basket star
As we surfaced, the night sky was so clear that the constellations mimicked the bioluminescence we had just witnessed.
[Because of the recent Iceland volcano eruption,
Back at the dock, we left equipment cleaning for Friday a.m., prior to our 10 a.m. departure for a day touring the island, culminating with "Fish Friday" festival at Gouyave.
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