Radial symmetries
When feeling in danger, octopuses spread out their arms, pump water through their siphon and exhibit phosphorescent pigments. Octopuses are animals with bilateral symmetry, despite these postures make them looking like radial. “My” octopus did not ink, maybe it was not so frightened after all.
Sedentary marine tube worms quickly retract their colorful bristles (visible) in their calcareous tube (not visible). Despite their exposed, radial head, they are bilateral annelids
Sea anemones are true radial animals. This anemone belongs to the Actinaria subclass
Sea urchins (Echnoidea) are true radial symmetry animals
A runaway octopus with its usual pigmentation
This sea anemone belongs to the Spirularia subclass
Sea stars (Asteroidea) are true radial animals. This specimen is crawling through a bed of peacock tail’s algae.
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A dream of you and me
Love and romance above and below sea level
Sunset bathing at Porto Giunco, Villasimius
Diving at Cavoli island
On the stairs of Bastione St Remy, Cagliari
Paparazzo at Punta Molentis
You and me at Cala Santa Catarina
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1 Sardinia welcomes
2 Blues alla Carbonara
3 Summer greens
4 Barriers
5 Row, row, row your boat
6 Bend it
7 Walk on ancient rocks
8 Under landscapes
9 Team Players
10 Big fishes
Big fishes
Snapping the tail of a trigger fish
A purple star fish
A stingray hovering on the sea bed
The monster from the Abyss
Jelly encounters of the third kind
Tordo verde through a Poseidonia prairie
The curious eye of a trigger fish
Underwater pictures shot either with Huawei p30 pro or Olympus Though-1. Click each picture to zoom in.
Previous episodes:
1 Sardinia welcomes
2 Blues alla Carbonara
3 Summer greens
4 Barriers
5 Row, row, row your boat
6 Bend it
7 Walk on ancient rocks
8 Under landscapes
9 Team Players
Team players
No sand can be collected, no shell can be picked… and of course no sea creature can be fished. That is why the waters comprised in the Natural Marine Area of Capo Carbonara swarm with fishes.
Saddled breams at Porto Giunco
Mullets at Cava Usai
Rock fishes, Cala Santo Stefano
Saddled breams at Cavoli island
Ascidia colony, Timiama
Mullets at Punta Molentis
The boat engine from a wreck off Cavoli islands with anchovies
Underwater pictures shot either with Huawei p30 pro or Olympus Though-1. Click each picture to zoom in.
Previous episodes:
1 Sardinia welcomes
2 Blues alla Carbonara
3 Summer greens
4 Barriers
5 Row, row, row your boat
6 Bend it
7 Walk on ancient rocks
8 Under landscapes
