The Inceptu website is getting a bit of life breathed back into it. The old discussion forum was a great idea at the time but without a bit of coaxing it did not really take off. Enter ‘The Blog’! I don’t like the word but blogs have really hit it off as a medium for … Read more
This week’s photo, as promised from last time, Mantis Shrimps in China. Now as you might imagine, Shenzhen is not a dive travel destination on anyone’s ‘top 10’. However, it was here that I found the most amazing collection of marine life I have ever encountered in one location. At around 2am one morning while … Read more
This week’s photo, Mantis Shrimp, order stomatopoda, again from Milne Bay. Not the best photo in terms of “negative space” but a good example of matching the environment. Mantis shrimps are in a class all of their own with two stunning claims to fame in the animal kingdom. The first is that the strike from … Read more
This week’s photo, Lionfish or Red Firefish, Pterois volitans, was taken during our recent trip to Milne Bay. Common to the Indo-Pacific region, the Lionfish is considered every bit a part of our tropical waters as any other. Its new arrival in the U.S.A. however is not welcome at all since being introduced by the … Read more