I Photographed The Beautiful Phestilla Melanobrachia Aeolid

Phestilla melanobrachia aeolid is a nudibranch an underwater snail without a house or shell. It has both black and bright orange-yellow color forms. Happy I caught the black one, the color matching the color of the dendrophylliid coral (Tubastrea, Dendrophyllia) on which specimens are feeding.

On one picture you can see how it does lay eggs. They are tiny but if you look closely you might be able to see them.

Phestilla melanobrachia aeolid

Laying eggs

I Photographed The Beautiful Phestilla Melanobrachia Aeolid

Phestilla melanobrachia aeolid with eggs

I Photographed The Beautiful Phestilla Melanobrachia Aeolid

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Daniel Sasse

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Award winning Underwater Video and Photographer, Animal rescuer, ecosystem, scuba diving Instructor, Owner of Poseidon Dive Center Ao Nang Krabi Thailand, a passionate scuba diver I protect, defend and conserve the marine environment.

Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė

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Vėjūnė is a community manager who helps artists all over the world introduce their artwork to Bored Panda readers and in that way, become more popular. Since she was always fascinated by the art world, she studied Culture Management and Cultural Policy at Vilnius Academy of Arts where she expanded her knowledge about it. Now she's using all this knowledge to showcase its beauty and help others dive into the fascinating world of art.

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