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jugglematt
Apr 13th, 2005, 05:32am
hello
im new to this forum .
id like to share some photos of an encounter i had a few weeks ago at Jervis Bay Australia.

i came across a group of aprox 20 squid depositing eggs and doing amazing stuff i was able to lay on the bottom and watch for about 35mins

click here for the photos ,,,album 2005-04-10

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jugglematt2003/my_photos

comments apreciated

also how long will it take for them to hatch...corrent water temp 19-20c

reguards
matty

erich orser
Apr 13th, 2005, 06:35am
Beautiful stuff! Welcome!

Erich :welcome:

Euprymna
Apr 13th, 2005, 06:47am
Nice pics. Makes me wanna go diving! What species? I'll guess embryonic dvpmnt would not take much more than 1 month although its just a guess!!
:welcome:

jugglematt
Apr 13th, 2005, 08:08am
sorry i dont have my ident book here.
does anyone have any ideas of the species?

have you heard of our giant cuttlefish we get in Jervis Bay ?

jugglematt
Apr 13th, 2005, 08:14am
some pics of the cuttle down under



matt

Melissa
Apr 13th, 2005, 09:24am
Lovely pictures - welcome and thanks for posting the link!

Melissa

scarmig
Apr 13th, 2005, 09:25am
Those are some fantastic shots. Is there any way to get higher-res versions of some of the squid spawnings?

jugglematt
Apr 13th, 2005, 04:07pm
well im still trying to work out how to place a copyrite stamp on my photos .

but let me know which ones you like . and ill load a full res version onto my photo page

reguards
matt

scarmig
Apr 14th, 2005, 09:09am
I'd love to get full sized versions of these

R0018833 copy
R0018834 copy
R0018843 copy
R0018936 copy

for Desktop wallpaper use only. Scout's Honor (and I was a Scout, so it's not just a saying). :)

If you're worried about posting them on a site I take all kinds of email. ;)

jugglematt
Apr 17th, 2005, 11:13am
hello
i just went diving yesterday and saw one of these giant cuttle fish stalk and capture /eat a fish .
amazing creatures awsome colour .
thanks for the compliments re the photos.

ill keep an eye on the squid eggs and try and get some progressive photos of their development .... were able to go diving most weekends(weather dependant) were 7mins drive from the boat ramp and have ocean views out the kitchen window...

reguards
matt

jugglematt
Apr 17th, 2005, 11:22am
Jervis Bay

chrono_war01
Apr 17th, 2005, 10:49pm
WOW, nice view.