Diving in the Lembeh Strait not only reveals a myriad of rare and unusual fish and cephalopods, you’ll also be surprised to find that on some dives the number of crustacean sightings outweigh the number of other marine life sightings. The crustacean species of the Lembeh Strait range from the...
We are extremely fortunate in Indonesia to have such rich and abundant natural resources which not only include some of the most productive corals reefs in the world but also around 3 million hectares of mangroves forest which grow along Indonesia’s 95,000 km coastline. Mangrove forests in Indonesia actually account...
Do you know exactly what a cephalopod is? Does the term cover everything with arms and tentacles? The name cephalopod is derived from Greek with “Cephalo” meaning head and “Pod” meaning foot. This is because all cephalopods have large heads which house their brains and organs and it is connected...
What is Soto Ayam?
In Indonesian there are two words for soup; soto and sup. Traditional Indonesian soups, are usually referred to as 'soto', and the word 'sup' usually refers to soups with a western influence. Soto Ayam is a traditional chicken (ayam) soup which is based on flavorsome broth and...
April may be the month of the fool but in Lembeh we have many critters that are constantly fooling other marine life through mimicry and camouflage – occasionally they even fool us too! These are our top 5 “foolers” from the Lembeh Strait and some interesting facts which may surprise...