This month we have been thinking about aquatic April Fools and the “Critter King of Confusion” award goes to the mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). This master of mimicry is famous for its ability to fool other critters with Oscar worthy displays and impersonations but how much do you know about...

Diving in Lembeh is world famous for its incredible muck diving and rare and unusual marine life. But what is muck diving and what’s the best way to tackle it? Muck diving refers to the fine sediment which is found at most of our dive sites. This sediment is very...

Have you heard about Muck Diving? Here we explain the wonders of muck, what it is, and how to dive into it…. The term “muck” actually takes its name from the sediment that lies on the bottom and it can be a mixture of sand, silt, or natural debris such as...

The Lembeh Strait is renowned for the micro marine life that resides there. However, not all critters are microscopic, in fact, some are quite large, flamboyant and even dangerously beautiful.  An Introduction to Lionfish Lionfish are a close relative to scorpionfish (both belonging to the Scorpaenidae family). This similarity is visually most...