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muddsnapper

@muddsnap.bsky.social

Scuba diver, ecotoxicologist, photographer. Based in the Med but will definitely travel. No editing, no AI. https://muddsnapper.picfair.com/

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muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 3w ago

Bearded fireworm at night in the Med. #scuba #wildlife #photography #worm #marine muddsnapper.picfair.com

A dark background with the head of a bearded fire worm reaching up into the water. The worm is a long, flat, segmented worm with each segment being orange with bright red and white bristles at each edge. Each segment is separated by a fine white line. The bristles can deliver a neurotoxin, causing a very painful burning sensation in human skin.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 4w ago

Scorpionfish on the P29 wreck in Malta #underwater #photography #fish #malta #scuba muddsnapper.picfair.com

A bright red to orange fish sits on brown algae with a black background. The fish is patterned with a wide mouth and lips, big eyes and a prominent fanned dorsal fin. The fish is adorned by small leaf-like protrusions which are sea-weed like. This is a poisonous fish.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 4w ago

Spawning decorator crab at night #scubadiving #wildlifephotography #spawning #crab #nightdive muddsnapper.picfair.com

There are grey circles of focus on particles in the water- this is not the best shot but this decorator crab is the star of our story. He is facing to the left and covered in algae so only tow legs visible look like a crab at all. The crab is on a surface which looks just like its body- covered in algae.

The crab from shot one has suddenly turned around to face the camera (and caught me completely off-guard). In a matter of seconds the crab has raised itself up on its hind legs and released lilac/ pale blue juveniles or eggs into the water in a very quick burst. The eggs had been held underneath the crab prior to this. A few eggs / juveniles are almost in focus- everything else is out of focus! Behind the crab the water is black because this is at night.

The eggs or juveniles have begun to disperse into the water and the crab has quickly scuttled away. Left in the black water are a few eggs / juveniles. Maybe this creature in focus to the middle right is a juvenile crab? The picture is a black background with lots of white/blue dots. One is brighter than the others and looks a little like the shape of a horseshoe crab.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · last mo.

Nudi on a branch Possibly Flabellina pedata #macro #photography #wildlife #nusibranch #underwater #scuba #flambellina muddsnapper.picfair.com

A dark shot of brown, red a green algae with a bright lilac, white and orange nudibranch, on a "branch" of algae in the very centre. The nudibranch is covered in long "tentacles" or cerata, each one a transparent cylinder filled with colour transitioning from orange to purple to white at the very tip. A small hydrozoa is open and feeding near the Nudibranch's head.

@pmamtraveller.bsky.social · last mo.

"snow angel" or the "angel of death," is the rare imprint left by an owl as it swooped down to catch prey

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · last mo.

Octopus photo shoot at night #marine #wildlife #photography #octopus #scuba muddsnapper.picfair.com

An octopus at night. To the right of the shot is the black sea with small white dots of "marine snow". To the left is a yellow- toned beige octopus with a yellow eye and open syphon on the side. The mantle of the octopus appears to have an injury, possibly from a spear. The suckers of one tentacle can be seen tucked underneath the octopus and they are a beautiful, almost iridescent, lilac.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · last mo.

Lips The beautiful face of a flying gurnard at night #underwater #gurnard #nightdive #fish #scuba #photography #wildlife muddsnapper.picfair.com

The face of a fish fills most of the frame. It is a rectangle sort of face with red and blue patterns, like mandala dots and quite large human-like white and pink lips. The large eyes are on the sides of the head and not properly seen in this picture because of the front-facing position of the fish in relation to the camera. Two yellow and red fins prop up the fish from underneath whilst the pectoral fins have adapted into large wing-like structures to the sides of the dominating head. Dorsal spines lead down to the tail right at the back and out of focus.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · last mo.

Salema, Xilpa Born male, change to female during their lifespan #malta #cirkewwa #salema #fish #underwater #wildlife #photography

Bottom right hand corner is beige algae. Background is mid blue sea. The subject is between 15 and 20 yellow and solver striped convex-shaped fish.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · last mo.

A humble anemone, this one a tube-anemone in the Mediterranean. Boring brown and white become glorious amber and translucent pearl when the shot goes macro. #scuba #wildife #photography #Mediterranean #anemone #underwater #macro muddsnapper.picfair.com

A plantation of sea anemones. A cluster of four brown and cream striped sea anemones extend their tentacles out into the sea from the rock.

A close-up of a tube anemone. The amber and translucent striped tentacles form spirals in the foreground. The translucent centre shows smaller white protrusions.

Even closer up to the tube anemone. The amber and translucent striped tentacles fringe the translucent centre. In the very centre smaller white-tipped protrusions can be seen within an amber-striped bowl-shaped core.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · last mo.

Wreck from the deep #malta #shipwreck #underwater #photography #scuba #blue #diver muddsnapper.picfair.com

In a mid blue sea where visibility is low, a tug boat wreck rests in the sand and against algae covered rocks in the foreground. We can see the bow, the bridge and a shadow of the rest of the boat in the background.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · last mo.

In the line of sight #exiles #sliema #malta #eel #morayeel #scuba #diving #underwater #wildlife #photography

A large black Moray Ell with bright yellow speckles looks directly at the camera lens with glassy doll-like eyes. It rests on the sandy floor and is surrounded by a carpet of algae. It's mouth is open showing needle-like teeth.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Frilly Nudibranch on the reef #nudibranch #marine #wildlife #photography muddsnapper.picfair.com

A mid-blue nudibranch (seas slug) with yellow dots and lines with a frilly edge crawls over the algae on a second world war shipwreck

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 2mo ago

September 2023 Fried egg jelly fish

A yellow jelly fish illuminated by the sun. The underside is made up of a branched yellow body, white slim tentacles and purple dots at the end of the tentacle. These jellyfish are harmless to humans and beautiful to look at.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Orders of magnitude in August 2026 #nudibranch #biodiversity #MarineLife #scubadiving #macrophotography

A macro shot of a white-based nudibrach with purple and orange accents. An orange sponge serves as a blurred background.

A wider shot of a white-based nudibrach with purple and orange accents resting on hydroid and algae lacework. An orange sponge serves as a blurred background.

An even wider shot of a two white-based nudibrach with purple and orange accents resting on hydroid and algae lacework.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 2mo ago

2006 was the last year I used a film camera. These grainy images are the digital files I got on CD for an extra £1 when I got the film processed. Northumberland in December. Brrrrr

Northumberland in December 2006 on film. Yellow green grass and murky blue sky split by a ruined castle and sea to the right.

Land in darkness on the right with the sea reflecting a low sun in December on the left. Sun rays penetrate the clouds above the rocky Northumberland coastline. 2006 on film

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Marsakala Today #malta #wildlifephotography#marinephotography #photo #photography #macrophotography #ecology #environment

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Crustaceans at night. All in one night dive, July 2023. #malta #weidiz-zurrieq #photography #photo #wildlifephotography #science #biology #ecology #Environment #scuba

The centre of shot is a pink and red striped hermit crab with orange antennae and green eyes. You can see the hairs on the legs of the crab. The shell above the crab is very much camouflaged with the rest of the frame which is covered in beige brown algae.

The centre of shot is an orange shrimp with white antennae The rest of the frame is covered in red. pink and green sponge and algae.

The centre of shot are two pink and red striped hermit crabs with orange antennae and green eyes. The crab furthest away is the biggest. Perhaps these two are starting the line up for changing shells. The crabs are on a rock with algae, the background is black.

The centre of shot is a pink and red striped crab with orange antennae and green eyes. We cannot see the shell of this hermit crab because it is covered in three very large anemones. The anemones are pink, cream and beige striped with very large bodies (as big as the crab) and short tentacles right at the top. The crab is standing on beige algae and the background is black.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Mauve stinger jelly fish, a nasty sting from these guys! July 2022 #gozo #photography #photo #wildlifephotography #science #biology #ecology #Environment #scuba

A pinkish purple jelly fish. The bell is pale pink with a darker pink / purple spotted pattern. There are both thick tentacles edged with very pale pink frills and long thing pale pink tentacles. The background colour is mid-blue, from the sea.

A pinkish purple jelly fish. The outer bell is translucent with with a darker pink / purple spotted pattern The inner bell is pale pink. There are both thick tentacles edged with very pale pink frills and long thing pale pink tentacles. The background colour is mid-blue, from the sea. I There is another jellyfish in the far background, out of focus.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Santa Marija Caves, Comino. July 2021 . #photography #photo #landscape #Environment #scuba #malta

A very bright blue slash of light in the shape of the letter "Z" fills the centre of frame. This is the light coming into the underwater cave, our exit point ahead. The rest of the image is the roof and floor of the cave which is uneven rock covered in green-brown sponge given a blue hue from the light encroaching.

A very warm blue slash of light in the shape of the letter "Z" fills the centre of frame. This is the light coming into the underwater cave, our exit point ahead. The left edge of the "Z" has some green algae visible. The rest of the image is black.

The centre of the image is an blue shape of light. This shape has different hues going from lighter and brighter at the top to deeper and darker at the bottom. The shape is flatter at the bottom and resembles the outline of a person's head and shoulders wearing a pork pie hat. This is the light coming into the underwater cave, our exit point ahead. The rest of the image is black.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

July 2021 sinkhole natural morning light #malta #qawra #photography #photo #landscape #environment #scuba

Underwater, the Mediterranean sea. Small boulders to the front of frame, large boulders to the back. The right of frame is so dark that the image is almost black. The left of frame is illuminated with straight beams of natural light coming from the collapsed roof of the cave which has created a sinkhole. The top of the picture, between the beams of light and the darkness, we can see the roof of the cave still in tact.

Underwater, the Mediterranean sea. Small boulders to the front of frame, large boulders to the back. The whole picture is illuminated with straight beams of natural light fanning out from the collapsed roof of the cave at the top of the image. Small fish can be seen within these beams of light.

Underwater, the Mediterranean sea. The right of frame is illuminated with straight beams of natural light coming from the collapsed roof of the cave which has created a sinkhole. These beams have caused flares of colour in the image. To the left of frame we can see the underwater entrance to this cave as a blue colour surrounded by dark rock.

Underwater, the Mediterranean sea. We are looking up to the collapsed roof of the cave which has created a sinkhole- it's an irregular shape of light surrounded by the dark rocks of the in tact rook. In the centre of the irregular shape, we can see the silouette of a scuba diver. Straight beams of natural light beam outwards from the edge of the irregular shape of light.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

P29 Wreck and guest. Today. #photography #photo #malta #scuba #wreck #wildifephotography

A blue gradient from dark at the bottom to bright at the top. In the centre the bow of a wreck is in focus and fades into the distance. On the left we can see a scuba diver hovering just above the wreck

In the centre is a tripod mounted gun with both sights visible. The gun is covered in algae. The mast of the wreck is visible in the top left of frame and just below this, we can see the bridge. Small fish scatter the image. Almost everything is blue as this is shot under natural light at depth.

In the centre of the frame is a scorpion fish highlighted by torchlight. It is therefore bright red against the rest of the picture which is shades of blue, under natural light. The scorprion fish is in the bridge and to the left we can see empty windows. To the right, wires from the mast hang down. Small fish are silhouetted to the right of frame.

A blue gradient from dark at the bottom to bright at the top. In the centre the mast of a wreck is in focus and fish of varying sizes are silhouetted around the mast. The ship's bell is just visible on the farthest horizontal beam coming off the top of the mast (there are four at 90 degree angles).

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Capua was an Italian Merchant Vessel which sank in 1943 due to an explosion caused by an accidental fire. Pictures from August 2023 #sicily #castellemare #photopgraphy #photo #scuba #history #WW2

An upright pole is in the foreground and is in full colour because of the artificial light on it. It is covered in coloured sponges, hydroids and algae. In the very centre is on orange starfish. In the background everything is blue. The deck of the metal ship has been blown away.

Everything is blue owing to the lack of natural light at this depth. We are looking at the bow of a metal merchant ship which had been destined to carry Italian explosives and weapons to Africa. Several small fish scatter the frame.

From the inside of the metal merchant ship we can see and upright pole in the foreground and the port side of the ship in the distance. The panels and ceiling of the ship have corroded to let light spill through.

We can see the mangled starboard side of the ship where the blast was centred from above. Several upright girders are twisted and curved.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Shrimp inside a clam shell, August 2024, Cirkewwa Marine Park, #Malta #scuba #photography #wildlife #marine #macro

The curvy edges of the clam shell are around 1.5 cm apart. This is a live clam shell so inside we can see folds of pale membranes. The shell has algae growing on it. There is a shrimp inside but you can only see it if you know it is there!

The curvy edges of the clam shell are around 1.5 cm apart. This is a live clam shell so inside we can see folds of pale membranes. There is a pale orange and white shrimp inside. The shrimp is round in body shape and has pincers on display. The shrimp is looking at the camera and is around 1cm wide in the body.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Things found in anemones in Indonesia, March 2026 #photograph #macro #marine #nusapenida

A small orange and hairy crab with long upturned legs, an orangutan crab, hides amongst the white speckled tentacles of an anemone. The crab is around 3cm wide.

A small cream crab with uniform brown speckles, long transparent antennae and large pincers (a porcelain crab) hides amongst the purple tipped with green tentacles of an anemone. The crab is around 5cm wide. We can only see half of the crab, the rest is fully obscured by the anemone tentacles.

An bright orange fish with thick white stripes outlined in thin black (a clownfish) and black eyes hides amongst the grey tentacles of an anemone. The clown fish is around 5cm long.

A small transparent shrimp with very long antennae and blue and white pincers, tail and facial dots and pink and white eyes balances between two anemone tentacles. The shrimp is around 1 cm long.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 4mo ago

August 2025, the #Zenobia Wreck in #Cyprus. Sank in 1980 and resting on her port side, the Zenobia is one of the top ten wreck dives according to #PADI. She lies between 19 and 42 m and still holds over 100 vehicles and lorries. #scuba #photography #blue #wreck

The Zenobia shipwreck, underwater, in Cyprus. An articulated lorry on the deck of the Zenobia. Because of the depth and lack of artificial light, everything appears blue.

The Zenobia shipwreck, underwater, in Cyprus. An articulated lorry overturned on the deck of the Zenobia. A scuba diver is in the far distance. Because of the depth and lack of artificial light, everything appears blue.

The Zenobia shipwreck, underwater, in Cyprus. An articulated lorry upside down on the deck of the Zenobia. Above the front wheel, a red and white lionfish is picked out in artificial light. Because of the depth everything else appears blue. Two scuba divers are in the distance.

The Zenobia shipwreck, underwater, in Cyprus. A small lifeboat complete with lines and a slightly dislodged ladder on the side of the Zenobia. Because of the depth and lack of artificial light, everything appears blue.

muddsnapper @muddsnap.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Weekend nudis at #marsaskala #malta #nudibranch #scuba #photography

A white, orange and purple nudibranch (seaslug) on a hydroid at about 18 meters deep underwater. The nudibranch is around 2 cm long.

Three white, orange and purple nudibranchs (seaslug) on algae at about 18 meters deep underwater. The nudibranchs are roughly 1, 2 and 3 cm long.