Sea life

Jellyfish have extraordinary beauty. These silhouettes dance in the water. ASummer 2008 073

Cuttlefish have an internal shell, known as the cuttlebone, eight arms and two tentacles. They eat molluscs including other cuttlefish, crustaceans, fish, octopi and worms. The Melbourne Aquarium in Melbourne, Australia has a marvelous collection of Southern Ocean and Antarctic species, as well as a large variety of sharks and rays. AIMG_5823

The Melbourne Aquarium in Melbourne, Australia has a marvelous collection of Southern Ocean and Antarctic species, as well as a large variety of sharks and rays. AIMG_5818

The Melbourne Aquarium in Melbourne, Australia has a marvelous collection of Southern Ocean and Antarctic species, as well as a large variety of sharks and rays. AIMG_5826

The Melbourne Aquarium in Melbourne, Australia has a marvelous collection of Southern Ocean and Antarctic species, as well as a large variety of sharks and rays. AIMG_5844

The Melbourne Aquarium in Melbourne, Australia has a marvelous collection of Southern Ocean and Antarctic species, as well as a large variety of sharks and rays. AIMG_5865

The sawfish's saw is actually an elongation of their head lined with teeth. It contains thousands of ampullary pores which the sawfish uses to detect minute electric fields which surround its prey. The saw is used to find food by digging in the ocean's bottom and by slashing free-swimming fish. The Melbourne Aquarium in Melbourne, Australia has a marvelous collection of Southern Ocean and Antarctic species, as well as a large variety of sharks and rays. AIMG_5862

Boring clam - Tridacna crocea - Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef, Australia My husband took this photograph, but I am posting it for him since he does not have an ipernity account.. AAustralia2012 012

Giant clams are are the largest mollusks on Earth. They can grow up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) in length and weigh more than 500 pounds (227 kg). This one was about 3 feet long. I patted his exterior shell which caused him to clam up and shut his shell. Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. My husband took this photograph, but I am posting it for him since he does not have an ipernity account.. AAustralia2012 010