by Joe Rowlett | Sep 26, 2017 | Invertebrates, Science
In 2014, an enigmatic deepsea creature was made known to the world, the aptly named Dendrogramma enigmatica. It’s peculiar morphology made it a puzzle for researchers to identify, even at the broadest... by Joe Rowlett | Sep 26, 2017 | Invertebrates, Science
Few marine organisms are quite so obscure as the siphonophore. Next time you’re at a dinner party, try this little experiment: ask ten people to draw one and see what they come up with. Unless there happens to be an experienced blackwater diver or marine biologist in... by Joe Rowlett | Sep 20, 2017 | Invertebrates, Science
Walking Corals (Heteropsammia & Heterocyathus) are well-known for the bizarre symbiotic relationship they share with sipunculan worms—the coral makes a secure home for the worm and the worm helps out by dragging the coral around, righting its scleractinian host if... by Admin | Sep 17, 2017 | Invertebrates, Photography, Science
The diversity of marine life never ceases to surprise, so when a researcher contacted me recently asking if he could use some of my images of crabs in the Red Sea as part of his research, I said ‘yes’ but didn’t give it much further... by Joe Rowlett | Sep 11, 2017 | Invertebrates, Science
The Chambered Nautilus is one of the ocean’s most iconic living fossils, belonging to a lineage which has remained virtually unchanged since the Cretaceous. Still, no animal can truly remain the same over such a vast expanse of time; the process of speciation must... by Admin | Sep 8, 2017 | Invertebrates, Photography, Reef
Travelling worldwide gives me the opportunity to photograph and enjoy a huge amount of reef life, from sharks to nudibranchs. The one constant though, is that many of my fellow divers don’t think there’s anything worth seeing in UK...
