Archive for the ‘Underwater Creatures’ Category

Snorkelers, Watch this National Geographic Clip

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Ever wondered why the tiger shark is fussy about their turtles for dinner? Check out this National Geographic clip, found on Hulu, why Logger Turtles are the sharks favorites.

And for those that can stomach it, it is Shark Week on Discovery Channel!

Grab Your Snorkel Gear & Watch This Video

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

This video is a scuba diver was was diving with his underwater video camera and an octopus stole it while the video was still playing. Of course the diver chased the octo and got his video camera back. Grab you snorkel gear and sit back and enjoy!

Hey Snorkelers! Right Whale, Wrong Boat

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

What do you do when a 40 ton whale lands on your yacht?  Well if you are this South African couple, I guess all you could do was blubber.

When I showed this to a friend when it appeared on MSN.com, she noticed the the boat owner appeared in different clothing when the boat was at the dock.  I calmly told her that if a 40 ton whale suddenly breached and landed on my boat I am sure that I would have to change my clothes too.
Read the story about the whale out of water and check out the pictures. The entire story appears at the following link.  It is really a blessing that neither the whale or the boat owners were injured during the incident.

Grab Your Snorkel Mask & Check Out the Rare Jellyfish

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

WOW…. check this out snorkelers! Geesh, I need to live closer to the water (I live in the burbs of Chicago).  California has all the fun…

Check out the rare dark jellyfish (Black Sea Nettle)  that is washing up in the San Diego coast. These beautiful creatures can grow 3 feet across and up to 30 feet long tentacles and if you are curious, they do sting.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, has a great video to watch. The Black Sea Nettle has found its way to the beaches of San Diego in the past and in 2007, they captured the jellyfish and took pictures, made the video and wrote the story on the Black Sea Nettle Jellyfish.

So grab your snorkel mask and snorkel and go check out the Black Sea Nettle… but please be very careful, wear a full Henderson Lycra Suit and do not touch the jellyfish, you will get stung.

picture compliments of Scripps Institution of Oceanography