 Seagrasses
and seaweeds flourish and create an underwater mini-forest
with amazing creatures. |
 Sponges
festoon the rocky shore in bewildering colours and shapes! |
 TIny
nudibranchs are sometimes seen. They eat sea pens and other
animals. |
 The
octopus is more common than we think. But these clever creatures
are well hidden. |
Peacock anemones in all shades of the rainbow dot the sandflats.
|
 Not
all worms are slimy and disgusting. Marine worms can be beautiful,
like this feathery fan worm. |
 Carpet
anemones abound. Few are large, but there are many small to
tiny ones. |
 Beautiful
to look at, fire corals are animals that sting! They flourish
on rocks at Changi. |
 Sea
anemones come with textured bodies, stripped tentacles, or
clear as blown glass. |
 The
sandflats bristle with brittlestars. They disappear into the
soft sediments at sunrise
|
 Thorny
sea cucumbers are sometimes so plentiful that it's hard to
avoid stepping on them. |
 Under
rocks hide all manner of crabs, cowries and strange blobs
which we're still trying to ID.
|
 The
sea urchin is also seasonal. This particular type appears
to carry things on its spines! |
 Empty
shells are just pretty souvenirs to us, but hermit crabs need
them to survive. |
 The
drama of life. Silently; death, re-birth and living in harmony
continue on Changi's shores. |
 Sea
pens of various shapes and colours sprout in the seagrass
beds. They are animals! |
