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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an underwater photographer specializing in macro.  Nudibranchs are so diverse!  I have some really cool Shaun the Sheep photos that are the size of a grain of rice.

I also love photographing Pygmy seahorses, mantis shrimp, and flamboyant cuttlefish.  My favorite has to be the bobbit worm.  They are SO AMAZING![/quote]

Wow - what a cool job. May I ask where you go to film these under water delights ? Do you scuba dive to get the shots?

What are under water Shaun the Sheep photos ?[/quote]

Shaun the Sheep are a type of nudibranch that are 1-3mm in size and photosynthesize from sunlight.  Amazing creature!

And yes, scuba is required because you have to be extremely still to shoot macro that size.

https://www.boredpanda.com/leaf-sheep-sea-slug-costasiella-kuroshimae/[/quote]

OP - thanks - that is fascinating. They look like a combo of cartoon like sheep faces surrounded by peacock like leaves. You are right - beautiful and odd!

Amazing that they can photosynthesize - had no idea there were any animals that can do that.

“How do Leaf Sheep Photosynthesize?
What’s fascinating about the tiny cute animal is that they are one of the only sea creatures in the world to perform photosynthesis (the others all belong to the sacoglossa sea slug clade). 
When these weird animals eat algae, they suck out the chloroplasts and incorporate them into their own bodies in a process called kleptoplasty. This process, which otherwise can only be performed by single-celled organisms, essentially makes them solar-powered slugs!”

Thanks again for fun info about a unique marine animal. [/quote]

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