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orals - Normally appearing as unique naths with an array of microscopic barbs, better understand each other in the silence
C rock formations during the day corals then entangle and immobilize it with mu- and darkness of the underwater. Be very
blossom into beautiful flower-like organ- cus extruded from glands. Their prey moves careful and attentive towards your diver-
isms at night as their slender tentacles inward along their arms to their mouth, buddies. Do not separate from each other.
reach out for nourishment from the sea. A which is located the central disk of their Keep close to one another. Besides, take
macro photographer’s dream is capturing body. Their main predators are fish and care not to aim your lantern light directly
the ornately colored outreaching coral blos- other invertebrates such as crabs. Like most to someone’s eyes. It’ll strongly bother your
soms. Approach them slowly and quietly as echinoderms including sea stars, their limbs buddy and blind him for a short while. Now
even the slightest sound will cause them grow back when severed. two words concerning descending into the
to instantly retract into their tubes, which water and ascending back to the surface.
protects them from potential predators. heck the equipment fully before diving While descending at night keep very close
Coral polyps outreach to feed on worms C and take several dive lights with you. to your buddy or buddies, if you are diving
and plankton as normally elusive fish lie You just can’t do without them, especially if with a group. Most dive masters would
dormant at night and can be more closely there is no moon that night. Get a primary advise you to descend in vertical position.
observed and photographed. Look for Bas- and a secondary light with you. You never You’ll easily avoid obstacles in this way.
ket Stars on your night dives know what may happen, so it’ll be safer to Keep your flashlight brightly switched on
have at least two dive lights with you. If you and aimed downwards to see where you are
arely seen during the day Basket Stars are a professional diver and it’s not your diving. Be careful not to damage the coral.
R resemble a balled up wad of straw; but first night dive, it’ll be great to turn off the The same I can say about ascending. Keep
at night they begin their majestic dance light for some time and enjoy the darkness close to one another and keep your light
with their symbiotic partner as they grow of the underwater world. upwards.
and sway in the currents to feed. Orienting
themselves perpendicular to the current, efore entering the water elaborate
they capture zooplankton such as chaetog- B signals among the group members to