Third Day at Lembeh, Three day dives and a dusk dive May 4, 2026

Our first dive of the day was at a site called Sarena North. Some photos from this dive are below, to see more, please go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ficj18B9fkP21Xjd8 A Sea Dragon Nudibranch, below:

A really cool, transparent with tiny polka dots, Eggshell Shrimp, named for the two white "egg shells" on its exoskeleton, sitting comfortably in its sea anemone. Below:

A large, 6-7 inch, beautiful Peacock Mantis Shrimp was out actively hunting. Below:

A Spiny Devilfish, below:

A beautiful Broadclub Cuttlefish, about 8 inches long, below:

This Wunderpus Octopus was quite patient with us but eventually retreated into a burrow which flushed out this Mantis Shrimp with eggs which patiently posed for photos. Below:

A Thorny Sea Horse, about 4-5 inches long, below:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tLW7jWzeVuZhrEso7 Our second dive was at AER Bajo 3, some photos from this dive below, to see more please go to: AER Bajo 3 https://photos.app.goo.gl/Pqh2MJ1SYpAMY4tA6 Flying Gunard (they don't fly, the beautiful wings are for display). Below:

We saw a pair of very patient, and confident in their camouflage, Giant Frogfish, difficult to photograph well with may narrow field macro lens because they were around 10 inches high. Below:

We saw a passing school of Shrimpfish, which swim vertically and are about 4-5 inches long. Below:

A beautiful nudibranch, below:

I saw and photo'd much more on this dive, go to link above to see more. Our third dive of the day was at Pulan Abach 2. I finally was successful seeing and photographing Harlequin Shrimp. Some photos from this dive below, to see more, please go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/B9ALVVnxxKBzfKGJA Below: A selection of Harlequin Shrimp photographs

An equally difficult to photograph Tiger Shrimp, below:

A Pygmy Cuttlefish, below:

Our fourth dive of the day was a dusk dive at TK3. Below are some photos from this dive outing, to see more, please go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qDWVMe4EZyCicmeM8 Our excellent dive guide, Obo'k, does a summary of the creatures he's shown us after every dive. Below is his list from our dive at TK3.

A Stargazer, below:

A beautiful Coconut Octopus, below:

A Long Arm Octopus, below:

Below: A Robust Ghost Pipe Fish, around 3 inches long.

A Hermit Crab with a well decorated shell. Below:

A beautiful crab munching away. Below: