Not a rare species of anglerfish, not mating woebegone sharks, not even a pretty cardinal fish. A shell-less snail, a two inch long blob of boneless flesh, a nudibranch. I know it doesn't make a lot of sense, but you see I have this thing for sea slugs. In fact, I have a passion for all the spineless wonders of the sea. It's an acquired taste.
Fish normally get all the glory.
New divers and snorkellers are invariably drawn to those dazzlingly coloured, active, backboned stars of the sea. Fish look you in the eye, eat, get eaten, live normal lives. Yet to know them is to love them. Their survival strategies are so unique, so imaginative, that even a rudimentary understanding draws them close to our hearts. Anchored to the bottom, sponges are often ignored as inanimate objects not worthy of closer inspection, appreciated only for their bright colours.