A fisherman told me, “We caught a weird looking spiny lobster,” so I went to check it out… And there it was, a Ornate spiny lobster, just sitting there in all its glory!!!!

Eyes like a faceted gemstone💎

Photographing white, translucent creatures against a white background is the hardest.

可愛いカニのマステを発注しました！ すべて日本の浅瀬で見られる子たちです🦀 I ordered some adorable crab masking tape! All of them are species you can find in the shallow waters of Japan 🦀

🦀... 𝑩𝑰𝑮 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 …🫶

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A small sea hare about 5 cm long #invertebrates

A tiny yellow sea slug with adorable little eyes peeking out 🫧 Because it’s so small, it’s easy to overlook even when it’s right there on the shore.

むちむちのコブシガニの可愛さは疲れに効く

A strangely fascinating little crab… 🦀 Not only is it colorful, but look at those slender legs, and above all, that perfectly round belly!!

ウミウシマステ2種類発注しました🫧 需要あることを願って！ I made some masking tape featuring nudibranchs found in shallow waters in Japan 🫧 Sorry, but for now it will only be available for sale within Japan.

If one suddenly pops out at you in a tide pool, it can make you jump... you might think it’s a sea snake! But it’s actually pretty cute✨️

この「体から冬虫夏草はえちゃった」みたいなウミウシ、何かわかる人いませんか？ Does anyone know what this nudibranch is? It looks like something straight out of a “cordyceps growing out of its body” situation.

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BIG EYE FISH ALERT! 👀 Thanks to @k-hermit.com for the wonderful pics and vids of marine critters!🐠 My ref came from their lovely pictures of this fish species✨ Binomial name: Myripristis kochiensis Common name: Kochi soldierfish Japanese common name: ナミマツカサの幼魚 🔽 Read more about this fishy below! 🔍

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Collecting fish as part of my fieldwork for a guidebook 📖✨ It looks like a tiny aquarium 🐟⁡

When I post a crab photo, people with crab icons like it. When I post squid, the squid people show up. And for sea slugs… the sea slug people. …am I underwater or something?

This swimming crab is called “Menaga Gazami” in Japanese… which literally just means “long eyed swimming crab.”⁡ ₍₍⁽⁽🦀₎₎⁾⁾

Eyes so looooong!!!! That’s not supposed to happen… (well, it clearly is happening 🦀)

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ひとりで「とらドラ」 気性が荒い手乗りタイガー 鋭い歯に、喉の奥にある第2の顎。噛まれないように気をつけます。

I’ve been seeing a lot of tiny dragon moray eels lately. So cute...!!

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海で採集したシャコのお腹なんかふわふわしてると思ったら〜〜〜

I’ve been filming tiny marine creatures as part of my field guide project!! Over five days, I was able to observe more than 400 species... very satisfying 🫧✨

snapping shrimp🦐💥

A tiny hermit crab was nibbling at a piece of food larger than itself 🐚✨ So skillful!⁡

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It is considered an invasive species in Japan, but even so, it is a beautifully striking shell. #invertebrates

A green mussel with the beauty of malachite ore 🫧 ͛.* I found the biggest one I’ve ever seen!

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Big shell!! A large sea snail known to contain pufferfish toxin (TTX) in its salivary gland and midgut gland. But look at that face… it’s actually quite cute 🐚✨⁡

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