Cephalopods of the Lembeh Strait
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...
Sex, Muck and Rock ‘n’ Roll – Part II
Sep 19, 2017
- Dive Center
Rock 'n' roll in Lembeh where the cuttlefish are copulating, the frogfish are frolicking and it’s getting a bit steamy in the Strait! Welcome to the Critter Capital of the World where it’s all about the sex, the muck and our rock ‘n’ roll critters.
One of the highlights of muck...
Tentacle Festival 2017 with Bret Grasse
Event Roundup Today marks the close of our first ever Tentacle Festival here at Lembeh Resort with guest presenter and cephalopod expert Bret Grasse. Outside of his presentations and Q&A sessions, Bret has been enjoying the best of Sulawesi diving in the Lembeh Strait. “It seems like every dive we see something new,...
Critters of the Lembeh Strait | Episode 11 – 2016 | October Highlights
Oct 28, 2016
- Dive Center
In the last few months we've been very lucky and have had an extraordinary number of coconut octopuses (Amphioctopus marginatus) on dives in Lembeh. These intelligent critters are the only mollusk known to use tools, and everyone who sees them agrees they have the most fascinating behaviour! Other awesome sightings included...