More often than not, the horned blenny (Parablennius cornutus) will be seen in the attitude above – hiding (annoyingly) in a crevice or, as in this case, a vent on top of the superstructure of… Continue reading…
They’re hardly visible in the picture below, but there’s a school of tiny silvery fish swimming low over the sand. These are white stumpnose (Rhabdosargus globiceps), which spawn inshore in spring and summer. They grow… Continue reading…
In his post about Long Beach Tony has mentioned that it constantly serves up wonderful surprises in the form of creatures not usually seen elsewhere. Some of these are visitors who get washed into False… Continue reading…
The walking anemone (or sock anemone, or hedgehog anemone – Preactis millardae) is endemic to Cape waters and I’ve only seen it on the Smitswinkel Bay wrecks so far. It has been seen as far… Continue reading…
Tony and I have seen a horsefish at Long Beach on one occasion, languidly swimming near the sand in a fairly empty (at first glance) part of the beach. He was incredibly docile, and as… Continue reading…
Worms may not seem to be a particulary alluring choice of topic to mull over, and I’m actually inclined to agree with you after listening to my sister (mother of an infant) recounting the tale… Continue reading…
The idea for this post was prompted by a two recent dives. One we did at Partridge Point, where the life on the rocks is so prolific that in places it seemed to be stacked… Continue reading…
African Diver is a freely available South African diving magazine, that appears only in electronic format. You can subscribe to their newsletter which alerts you to new editions, which come out six times a year…. Continue reading…
Until the advent of The Dive Site, there were two primary South African print edition diving magazines: Submerge, and Divestyle. We subscribe to both of these. Frankly, The Dive Site has set a new standard… Continue reading…
Nudibranchs are wildly colourful invertebrates that look like psychedelic underwater slugs. There are countless varieties but it takes a practiced eye to spot them. My excitement when I do find one is totally out of… Continue reading…
