
The crab are so smart and select only suitable sponges, algae, coral, detritus, and any items that is available onto its body to match its background.

Holding of these items firmly on their body made possible with dense hooked-hairs that are all over their body. The hairs act like Velcro which it is named after.
The attached sponges and algae often continue to grow. The crabs move very slowly and when they stay still, it is almost impossible to spot them.
The underside of the Velcro crab. Even the underside is also covered with bits and pieces of the materials that matches the background.
Another Velcro crab that doesn't looks like a crab at all!Many of the technology that we use today, a lot are from the animals, from the nature that some don't even know their existence. So, who invented Velcro? Who use the Velcros technology most widely? Human or crabs?


Is the breeding seasons for this Hairy sea hare (Bursatella leachi). There are just every where.
This is another quite common but rarely seen Polybranchia orientalis slug as their colouration and shape of algae, made it difficult to spot. Their cerata will just drop when disturbed.
A very unique Blue dragon (Pteraeolidia ianthina) nudibranch that are labeled as solar power ready! The juveniles feed on zooxanthellae-rich hydroids to recruit them. The zooxanthellae will multiply in the nudibranch tissues. The zooxanthellae will photosynthesized and past the nutrient to the nudibranch!
We also saw this Discodoris boholensis nudi.
There are lots of sea star at BB such as this Biscuit Star (Giniodiscaster scaber).
Not just biscuit, there are lots of Cake Sea Star (Anthenea aspera) too. We sae the one on top and also some with pink colour.
The Sea Pen take the opportunity in fast moving water to filter-feed.
I am not sure why the colour of this Ghost shrimp is not the usual orange /red.
During spring low tide, the tide will go down very fast and very low. These file fish was caught unprepared and trapped in this very tiny tidal pool.
This Moray eel face the same situation and got stranded on the dry area.
This little Butterfly fish is happily swimming among the seaweed.
I spotted 11 Sea horses this morning and is one of my highest count in any one trip.
There are lots of Onxy cowry (Cypraea onyx) too.
Less than 1 cm, this Allied cowrie need a very sharp eyes if you thinking of finding them.
This Noble volute is quite big in size compare with volute that I saw at Changi.
The highlight of the day is this very beautiful and rare Bailer shell.
The photo above were taken at Pulau Ubin using a 500mm lens. With naked eyes, it looks exactly a lake monster!!!


The Common Myna is just so beautiful when capture on photos.
Since birds don't carry tissue paper or handkerchief, they just wipe their beak on the tree branches after drinking water.
From far both Common & 

Nothing wrong with the birds, the tree branches nor the water. All of them are real except the photos are placed upside-down! Now, Do you still always believe what you see?
The adult bee-eater (on the left with longer tail) feed the juvenile with dragonfly.
The juvenile bee-eater with the mouth wide open waiting for the offer from the adult bird.
The juvenile is adjusting the dragonfly before swallow it down the throat.
The juvenile is trying to swallow another dragonfly and the adult is now back with bee in the mouth and knock the bee against the perch before eating it.


The rain has stopped when we arrived at
The sun slowly claimed back his position and brighten up the sky from the east.
Without wasting much time, the volunteers gather the equipment after the briefing and ready to move to the inter-tidal area.
Is was a cool and nice morning, the short walk to the entry point was a pleasant one. The volunteers take the opportunity to catch-up with the fellow volunteers.
Saw this little thorny sea cucumber (
I came across 2 small Knobbly sea star
A moon snail
A egg laying 
