When they are removed from the water they produce a grunting sound by grinding their teeth and using their air bladder. The Trumpetfish is one of natures oddities. This individual fearlessly hovered in several different poses while I clicked away. Although grunts are considered a common fish, they re one of my favorites because of their neon colored candy cane striping. It s amazing the colors that nature conjures up, like this vase sponge that s a lovely cotton candy pink.
Sponges are the most simple of the muticellular animals.
They filter sea water through tiny pores and take from the water oxygen and nutrients. The depleted water is then funneled out through the top of the sponge. Click Here for Larger Image Plane Wreck Nature has a way of reclaiming what man leaves behind. The inside of this airplane hull has become the beginning of an entire ecosystem. Brilliant red encrusting sponges and soft pastel colored sponges have made their homes here.