Reader Jeffrey Lewis sent some underwater photos from the Caribbean island of Bonaire. I’ll post them later, but am including one as a “spot the” picture. Can you spot the Peacock Flounder (Bothus lunatus)? Answer at noon Chicago time; I’d rate this one as “not too hard”. Click to make bigger and note: DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS, for readers there will tell you where the fish is.
5 p’clock to the big sponge.
(I think that’s a sponge.)
I thought it was a brain coral but I’m way out of my depth here.
It is a brain coral. I have similar pictures from Bonaire and other places. One of these days, I will send them to Jerry. Have to scan them first.
I got that. 😀
Didn’t need to bigliefy this one. Easy to spot in a photo, when I know it is there. In real life though I would probably have missed it.
It’s worth bigliefying anyway, just to appreciate all the little details, like the tiny fish!
Thanks for the recommendation–I saw the urchin, too.
I see it! I see it! Finally got one of these “find the” thingys.
What I love about flounders is their ability to perform color changes to blend in with their background.
Here’s a flounder filmed during some changes. The best change is toward the end (1:10).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOembW28AGw
That was pretty cool!
Thanks. I needed to see that video to help me find this one. We colorblind aren’t good at this kind of thing, or at least this colorblind guy, anyway.
Very cool! 🙂
I love these not just for find the animal/insect/fish. Enlarging the photo and seeing the detail of everything is so fascinating.
Yeah, I spotted it right away. Not telling.
Pretty easy this time.
Fooled every time.
Spotted. Well hidden though.
Only with enlarged photo. Its fins give it away. (The ‘uman eye seems to be particularly sensitive to repeated patterns or rows)
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For me, it was the eyes; no enlargement necessary.
Helps to already know what flounder eyes look like.