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December 26th 2012
Published: January 31st 2013
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Dec. 26th 2012, Kailua-Kona One of the most amazing dives of my life. Years ago divers discovered during nightdives, that mantas feed on the plancton that is attracted by the light of their flashlights. Also the mantas are not at all scared by the divers. Over the years these nightdives have developed into one of the top attractions on the Kailua-Kona Coast. From the manta's perspective they ... Read Full Entry



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flybyflyby
flyby
of an inteligent creature
perfect view into a manta's mouthperfect view into a manta's mouth
perfect view into a manta's mouth
beautiful animal and a great image. And by the way, she was the largest ray at the party, about 5m wingspan.
side profileside profile
side profile
poor pufferfishpoor pufferfish
poor pufferfish
this poor little guy tried to hide between two sea urchins to avoid all the mess around him
frank, the friendly eelfrank, the friendly eel
frank, the friendly eel
friendly because he does not attack divers... but pufferfish! watch the movie!
manta bellymanta belly
manta belly
the spots can be used to individually identify the mantas
side viewside view
side view
another view into her mouthanother view into her mouth
another view into her mouth
reflecting eyereflecting eye
reflecting eye
and a very close pass
swooshswoosh
swoosh
two mantas approaching feeding
head on passhead on pass
head on pass
coming directly at me
here you see how close these guys comehere you see how close these guys come
here you see how close these guys come
this manta is passing just inches above Tiffany, my divebuddy
Five mantas! Five mantas!
Five mantas!
this looks a bit like chaos, but they were not crashing into each other, but closely avoiding it.
Tiffany and a passing mantaTiffany and a passing manta
Tiffany and a passing manta
head-onhead-on
head-on
its just so amazing when such an animal swims by
just perfect perspectivejust perfect perspective
just perfect perspective
into the mouth of a mantaray
and again looking at her gill rakersand again looking at her gill rakers
and again looking at her gill rakers
lookin at a mantas taillookin at a mantas tail
lookin at a mantas tail
she's a girl!
view into the gills from behindview into the gills from behind
view into the gills from behind
just oping the mouthjust oping the mouth
just oping the mouth
two mantas passingtwo mantas passing
two mantas passing



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