Reef Life

“Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish. “ – Mark Twain

My “Reef Life”” gallery represents my photographic intentions to showcase unique marine life that I have encountered along the way in my scuba career.
I hope my “Reef Life” gallery enables you to pursue your own future fish stories.

"Have House will Travel" A red hermit crab spotted on a night dive off of Nevis, the sister island to St. Kitts. Hermit crabs are unique in that they must find and use a shell from another creature. A hermit crab carries this "borrowed" shell around with them, and the shell protects their soft abdomen and holds and regulates moisture within the shell (important for the function of the gills for breathing). <br />
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Some hermit crabs will change shells often while others like the Ecudorian hermit crab will stick with the same shell for many years.

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"Have House will Travel" A red hermit crab spotted on a night dive off of Nevis, the sister island to St. Kitts. Hermit crabs are unique in that they must find and use a shell from another creature. A hermit crab carries this "borrowed" shell around with them, and the shell protects their soft abdomen and holds and regulates moisture within the shell (important for the function of the gills for breathing).

Some hermit crabs will change shells often while others like the Ecudorian hermit crab will stick with the same shell for many years.

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