Ultra-macro of corals

Hidden details and colours of corals from the Great Barrier Reef. No color alteration or, aside from focus stacking, digital embellishment performed beyond those standard in nature/wildlife photography. Read more about fluorescence on our websites.

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Zoanthid polyps in contracted state. While individual polyps can open up or contract into compact cylindrical structures independently, the colony responds to stressors as a whole. In this instance a touch of a crab was enough for all polyps to close.

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