Shrimp on Tridacna Clam

I took this photo on the house reef at Planet Dive Anilao:

This is a T. gigas clam - taken w/ the 100mm macro. Kind of an interesting commensal.

Cheers

James

Cool shot - and I had to look up "commensal" in the dictionary! Thanks for sharing and teaching me a new word!

I like that shot a lot!

And thanks James, for the tip on HCE for photo gear while I was in Houston recently. I tried backpack bags for over an hour. They had EVERYthing I was considering and more.

I too had to look up the word.

Commensal: 1. Living in a relationship in which one organism derives food or other benefits from another organism without hurting or helping it. Commensal bacteria are part of the normal flora in the mouth.

2. An intimate relationship. The Norway rat, roof rat, and house mouse are considered commensal rodents because of their intimate relationships with humans.

I know someone that had roof rats. They did not feel too happy about it at all, much less intimate!

Dave