Having arrived at the night reef scene, you are careful to avoid bumping into corals. Even lightly bumping a coral can destroy years of growth . As you shine your light upon a brain coral, you notice that it looks fuzzy. The individual coral polyps have extended their tentacles to feed on plankton. In the night life drawing, an octopus is seen moving toward a spiny lobster.
Spiny lobsters are food for octopi.
Porkfish Your dive buddy sees a fire worm on a coral and gives you the danger signal. Certain fireworms can cause a painful sting if they are touched. Before your dive is over, a shark can be seen from a distance. As it moves slightly closer, notice that it is a lemon shark.