Showing posts with label Tuamotu Archipelago. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tuamotu Archipelago. Show all posts
Photo of the Day 148
Photograph by David Doubilet A school of fish clusters near a reef in French Polynesia's Tuamotu Archipelago. The extensive reefs of the Tuamotu harbor a bounty of exotic marine life and make the region one of the premier scuba diving sites in the world. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Black Pearls of French Polynesia," June 1997, National Geographic magazine) Photo of the Day 140
Photograph by David Doubilet A scorpion fish attempts to hide in the sand in French Polynesia's Tuamotu Archipelago. Masters of disguise, scorpion fish use cryptic coloring and specialized appendages to help them hide from predators and surprise prey. What happens when its cover is blown? The fish uses its highly venomous dorsal spines in a lightning-quick attack. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Black Pearls of French Polynesia," June 1997, National Geographic magazine)
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