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photos
©2003 Nicolle Pratt
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Pacific
GIANT Octopus
(This
octopus was easily over 10' and the largest octopus we'd seen out
in the open I was over 4' away when I took this photo. WOW!)
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Pacific
GIANT Octopus
(Look
at its mantel!)
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Pacific
GIANT Octopus
(Look at it stretching out)
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Pacific
GIANT Octopus
(Check out the size of those suckers!)
Special
thanks to Randy for spotting this beauty
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Wolf
Eel next to a Slipper Sea Cucumber
This
one was Bryan's find!
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Cushion
Star
(interesting
tidbit: these stars are also called slime stars because they release
large amounts of mucus that serves as its protection against fish
and other predators. Ew! Great protection...anyone got a hankie?)
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Looked
like I was diving on the moon with these weird looking dead Cloud
Sponges
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A
Quillback Rockfish hanging near Cloud Sponges
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Orange
Sea Cucumber
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Kelp
Crab helping itself to an oyster
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Bryan
& Randy
(my dive buddies!)
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Beautiful
end to a great day of diving. Can you believe it was February 1st!!??
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