Fragments of freedom. Nudibranchs of the Whitsundays. Part-1

Wow! Who is it? It's a flat worm and it's beautiful. The red colour disappear in 1-2 meters. This boy was close to the surface and I didn't use the flash. 

Here is the Nudibranch. It relates to molluscs, has gills and horns. There are hundreds of different colour nudibranchs and they always drive me mad with their colours and shapes.

Here is another one. It looks like hippo and I met him only ones in the Whitsundays. 

Even on one dive spot you can find so many of them but not at the same time. I've been diving on Hook Island for 7 years so far and here is the nudibranchs I was lucky to find and capture during this 7 long years. I want to say big THANK YOU to True Blue Sailing and Mantaray Charters where I worked and still working as a photographer. Without them it wouldn't be possible.

I don't know their scientific names, I don't need to. Their only presence is completely enough.

To be more exact they are the snails without the shells and with the tree shaped gills on their backs. Isn't it awesome?

This Black rose was made with mating nudibranchs on the same Luncheon Bay. All the corals of the bay were wiped away with the cyclone Debbie on the 28-th of March 2017.

Some of them are just 1cm big...

..but that's because they are scared. Just wait a bit and it'll relax and get longer.

Here is the flat worm who pretends that he is the nudibranch by folding the front part of his body into the horns or antennas.

Some of the images are not sharp. I was rushing after my divers I was taking photos with and on my way sometimes I had only seconds to stop and push the button. 

This one has really interesting body shape. I saw him only ones too.

The wonderful wandering dragon.

Every day is different, especially underwater. Look how many wonderful creatures live on our backyard.

What are you waiting for?