Muck Diving in Lembeh Strait – Flamboyant Cuttlefish Hatching

Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) are one of our favourite critters.  They are beautiful to look at with their constantly moving bands of purple, white and black but did you know their flesh is also extremely toxic?  Females are larger than males and soon after mating, females will lay eggs individually....
Reflections on Lembeh, by Steve Fish

Steve Fish joined Critters@Lembeh and Lembeh Resort 2.5 years ago. He has such tremendous contribution here; among other things, he taught all the dive staff about underwater photography. Before he left, he presented some of his videos to the staff, including a spectacular wide-angle video shot in Raja Ampat.  As...
Muck Diving in Lembeh Strait – Critters of the Week 17

Our Photo Pro Sascha Janson put together this collection of fresh critters from last week. Watch for the different varieties of nudibranchs, a common lion fish moving its spines in a unique way, and a mantis shrimp swimming in the water column to Vivaldi's Spring from the Four Seasons.  Enjoy!...