Life begins at Lambeh

Hi folks,

Just concluded a trip to Lambeh in mid-Jan. We asked our guide (as Solitude Lambeh Resort) we would like to see some eggs.. so we saw some eggs. The most notable event was a coconut octopus that was "birthing" (I think.. I need to check on the biology a bit) -- she was living in a jam jar, and I was excited enough to see a coconut. And then, boom, it stated blowing out loads of baby coconuts from its siphon. It was slightly dark, and my video light was bad, so I only managed to take a few photos (and, haha, my new A7 IV housing had some issue, so I was shooting with my ten year old Nex-7, so focusing was also slow). Anyway, if the reduced photos here are not clear, please feel free to look up the original sized images on my trip blog here: Lambeh report, Ajay, Jan 2023

I also managed to get some photos of (about to hatch) squid and cuttlefish.. might post them if there is interest.

Kind regards,

Ajay.

Hi Ajay:  Nice photos of the Bobbitt worms, where in Lembeh did you find them?
For the record, here are photos of the original Bobbitt's: John, the Bobbitt worm donor and Lorena, the lady with the sharp knife:

4 hours ago, Kraken de Mabini said:

Hi Ajay:  Nice photos of the Bobbitt worms, where in Lembeh did you find them?
For the record, here are photos of the original Bobbitt's: John, the Bobbitt worm donor and Lorena, the lady with the sharp knife:

   

Haha.. I was completing my PhD in the US when the Bobbitt attack took place.. Still remember the news.

The ones we saw were at the site called Retak Larry.

Cheers

Ajay