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Whilst holidaying on Nusa Lembongan, a small island near Bali, we went for a 1/2 day snorkelling trip. My wife Fiona and eldest daughter Hannah made this amazing discovery. Its a 2.5M high seated BUDDHA surrounded by 4 inward facing and 4 outward facing statues and 8 bell like chamber structures on an outer square. Indeed it has Borobudur temple like features. The Buddha is facing North and located at the entrance to the Ceningan channel. We are not sure how long this has been here, but looking at the amount of growth probably less than a year. The dive boat guide did not know it was there and we spoke to some other locals who did not know about this. I cannot find any online info of it either so if anyone knows about this please reply. It almost looks like its some sort of memorial as there is what I suspect is the wing of a small plane. You can see this at the end of the video. There was a magical aura when we were there and I have tried to depict this in the video. ENJOY... 06:13

Ceningan Channel
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Büchenauer See
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Sap-sucking slugs, headshield slugs, sea hares & polyclad flatworms. Part 20 of my documentary, "Mucky Secrets", about the fascinating marine creatures of the Lembeh Strait in Indonesia. Watch the full 90-minute documentary at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJMZ6reOB0E The sap-sucking slug (Sacoglossa, sacoglossan) Elysia sp. is not a nudibranch. It does not have gills as such but breathes through two leafy flaps called parapodia that run most of the length of its body. The rhinophores on its head have a semi-tubular form. It feeds by sucking the fluid from green algae, and the chloroplasts it contains give the body a bright green colour which fades if the slug goes short of food. Behind the rhinophores it has tiny photo-receptors for eyes. The white spots are raised glands that can secrete a repellent white substance. Headshield slugs (family Aglajidae, superfamily Philinoidea, clade Cephalaspidea) lack tentacles and most retain a small thin internal shell. They also have parapodia, which are wrapped up and around the body. Many excrete mucous to help them burrow into the substrate, and the headshield prevents sand entering the mantle cavity. The Gardiner's headshield slug (Philinopsis gardineri) feeds on polychaete worms. And the pleasant headshield slug (Chelidonura amoena) feeds exclusively on acoel flatworms that infest hard corals and sponges. Small, dark eyespots on the front of its head give it very primitive vision. Like the striated frogfish, the ragged sea hare (Bursatella leachii) is camouflaged with long papillae that help it disappear on a seabed strewn with algae. Sea hares (family Aplysiidae, superfamily Aplysioidea, clade Aplysiomorpha) get their name from the overall body shape and the long pair of rhinophores on the head, which are tubular, and give it an acute sense of smell. It also has a second pair of tentacles at the sides of the mouth and it gobbles up the thin layer of cyanobacteria that coats the seabed. Below the rhinophores it has a pair of tiny eyes. If it is disturbed it can release a noxious mixture of white opaline and purple ink. Recent research has shown that this sticks to the antennae of predators such as lobsters and dulls their senses. The bright blue eyespots covering the body are more vivid here than in populations in other parts of the world. Ragged sea hares and the similar but smaller long-tailed sea hare (Stylocheilus longicauda) sometimes form huge swarming aggregations comprising hundreds or even thousands of individuals of varying size. They tumble over each other, devouring cyanobacteria and defecating as they stampede across the sea floor. In an aggregation they are an easy target for predators. Pufferfishes and predatory sea slugs have been seen to pick them off one by one. They breed quickly and have even been sold into the aquarium trade as "sea bunnies" for eating unwanted algae and providing food for other tank inhabitants with their larvae. It is said that inhabitants of some of the Cook Islands and Austral Islands collect and eat swarms of these sea hares, discarding the toxic internal organs. It is a mystery why sea hares aggregate like this. They have been observed to all mate, spawn and die at the same time. Although they resemble sea slugs, polyclad flatworms (Polycladida) are quite different. The ruffled periphery of the glorious flatworm, Pseudobiceros gloriosus, forms a pair of pseudotentacles reminiscent of nudibranchs' rhinophores. Occasionally flatworms leave the seabed to swim and when they do, they are a spectacular sight. There are English captions showing either the full narration or the common and scientific names of the marine life, along with the dive site names. Thanks to Chris Zabriskie (http://chriszabriskie.com) for the music track, "Air Hockey Saloon" and to Purple Planet (http://www.purple-planet.com) for the music, "Mountain Breeze (pad)". These tracks are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Thanks to the staff and keen-eyed divemasters of Two Fish Divers (http://www.twofishdivers.com), for accommodation, diving services and critter-spotting. I have more scuba diving videos and underwater footage on my website at: http://www.bubblevision.com I post updates about my videos here: http://www.facebook.com/bubblevision http://google.com/+bubblevision http://www.twitter.com/nicholashope http://bubblevision.tumblr.com Full list of marine life and dive sites featured in this video: 00:00 Sap-sucking Slug, Elysia sp., Hairball 00:48 Headshield Slug, Philinopsis gardineri, Makawide 01:16 Headshield Slug, Chelidonura amoena, Aer Perang 01:37 Ragged Sea Hare, Bursatella leachii, Hairball 02:55 Long-tailed Sea Hare, Stylocheilus longicauda, Retak Larry 04:09 Glorious Flatworm, Pseudobiceros gloriosus, Retak Larry 05:31

Hairball One
Indonesia
Hiding, camouflage & mimicry. Part 16 of my DVD, "Reef Life of the Andaman", available at http://www.bubblevision.com/marine-life-DVD.htm In this video we look at how fishes and other marine life use different strategies for hiding themselves from both predators and prey. First we see how the pastel tilefish, Hoplolatilus fronticinctus, hides by diving into enormous piles of rubble that it has built at dive sites in the depths of the Mergui Archipelago in Burma (Myanmar). Then we look at how the dwarf whipray, Himantura walga, and bluespotted stingray, Neotrygon kuhlii, camouflage themselves under sand on the seabed at various locations in Thailand including the Similan Islands. The day octopus, Octopous cyanea, shows us how it ejects ink as a decoy so it can make its escape. Mimicry is a clever way that marine life hides its presence. We see how the straightstick pipefish, Trachyrhamphus longirostris, mimics sea whips to avoid detection, and how the ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, can change its body coloration and orientation to mimic its surroundings. The giant frogfish, Antennarius commerson, is an ambush predator. They mimic sponges and their slender dorsal spine, the illicium, is waved around like a tiny fishing rod. Bypassers attracted to the lure at the end of the illicium are engulfed by the huge mouth in a fraction of a second. They are also known as anglerfish. Scorpionfish and stonefish are also ambush predators. They blend in perfectly with their environment so they can pounce on their unsuspecting prey, but have venomous spines as an extra defence. We see a moray eel colliding with a stonefish at Thailand's Boonsung wreck. The full narration is available as English, German or Spanish subtitles by turning on the closed captions (CC). There are also closed captions available showing scientific and common names of the marine life in English, German or Dutch, along with dive site names. Thanks to Coded for the first music track, "Pattern Errors", and to Toao (SOILSOUND Music Publishing LLC, http://www.soilsound.com) for the second music track, "Starbeam". "Reef Life of the Andaman" is being serialised weekly on YouTube. Please subscribe to my channel to receive notifications of new episodes as I release them. The series features descriptions of 213 different marine species including more than 100 tropical fish, along with sharks, rays, moray eels, crabs, lobsters, shrimps, sea slugs, cuttlefish, squid, octopus, turtles, sea snakes, starfish, sea cucumbers, corals, worms etc.. I have more scuba diving videos and underwater footage on my website at: http://www.bubblevision.com I post updates about my videos, and interesting underwater videos from other filmmakers here: http://www.facebook.com/bubblevision http://www.twitter.com/nicholashope Thanks to Santana Diving of Phuket (http://www.santanaphuket.com), to Elfi and Uli Erfort for help with the German translation, and to Frank Nelissen for the Dutch subtitles. Full list of fishes and dive sites featured in this video: 00:00 Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, Richelieu Rock 00:06 Pastel Tilefish, Hoplolatilus fronticinctus, South Twin 00:40 Dwarf Whipray, Himantura walga, Boonsung Wreck 01:09 Bluespotted Stingray, Neotrygon kuhlii, Shark Point 01:19 Bluespotted Stingray, Neotrygon kuhlii, Shark Fin Reef, Similans 01:27 Bluespotted Stingray, Neotrygon kuhlii, East of Eden 01:35 Day Octopus, Octopus cyanea, Fan Forest Pinnacle 01:55 Straightstick Pipefish, Trachyrhamphus longirostris, Lucy's Reef, Racha Yai 02:03 Straightstick Pipefish, Trachyrhamphus longirostris, Shark Cave 02:20 Ornate Ghost Pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, Koh Bida Nai 02:35 Ornate Ghost Pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, Koh Bon 02:46 Ornate Ghost Pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, Richelieu Rock 02:59 Cheeklined Wrasse (juvenile), Oxycheilinus digramma, Racha Noi 03:11 Giant Frogfish, Antennarius commerson, Richelieu Rock 03:26 Giant Frogfish, Antennarius commerson, East of Eden 03:31 Giant Frogfish, Antennarius commerson, Western Rocky Island 03:49 Giant Frogfish, Antennarius commerson, Richelieu Rock 03:55 Giant Frogfish, Antennarius commerson, East of Eden 04:06 Bearded Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis barbata, Richelieu Rock 04:28 Bearded Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis barbata, Staghorn Reef 04:33 Bearded Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis barbata, Koh Bon 04:37 Bearded Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis barbata, Black Rock 04:42 Bearded Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis barbata, Bungalow Bay, Racha Yai 04:49 Bearded Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis barbata, Richelieu Rock 04:59 Devil Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus, Koh Bon 05:04 Devil Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus, Shark Cave 05:14 Devil Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus, Richelieu Rock 05:19 Devil Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus, Shark Cave 05:24 Devil Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus, Black Rock 05:34 Stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa, Boonsung Wreck 06:08 King Cruiser Wreck 06:37

Richelieu Rock
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