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Lobster lifer

            This is a sculptured lobster (Parribacus antarcticus), also known as a sculptured slipper lobster. I was super excited by this find and immediately rattled my shaker to signal to Beth that I found something unusual. She was about 5 meters away and at essentially the same time started to rattle her shaker. I rattled more vigorously to say "I found something that you want to see". And then she did hers even more. Rather than having a rattling argument underwater I inspected my lobster to be sure that I could find it again and finned over to her. Whatever she found better be good. And to my incredible surprise, it was *another* sculptured lobster. But hers was sitting on an orange elephant ear sponge (shown) while mine was tucked under a ledge surrounded by rubble. So you are seeing my 2nd lobster and her first. 

They are nocturnal, which is one reason we don't usually see them. But they are also not common. They are not the most beautiful of creatures, but they are interesting. The large plates in front of the eyes are actually the antennae.

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Taken in: BES Islands / Bonaire / Senkuria (show map)

Taken on: January 12, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/9.0, 1/125 sec, 60mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	60mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.0 (Macintosh)
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