Ok - I've been lazy/busy (take your pick) and haven't been posting often, but here's a cool shot of a Bearded Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata) taken on our recent dive trip. We didn't see too many of these until the last day or so of diving, then they seemed to be everywhere. This one in particular really appears to be on fire and definitely illustrates one of the sources of its name - the other is from the fact that those white bristles you see can inject a painful toxin that causes a burning sensation. Definitely not something you should mess with!

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, 1/250th sec at f/16. Image Stabilization on. ISO 400. Ikelite Housing and Port and Ikelite 161 Strobe in TTL Mode. Raw conversion and cropped in Photoshop CS5.

Thanks for stopping by.

- Bill