Little Cayman - above and below

Wow, it was warm and sunny when we went down for our first dive this morning, and when we came up 50 minutes later, it was cloudy, windy and spitting rain! The cold front has arrived from Florida! 20-25 knot winds forcasted for tomorrow. Yuck.
But we did have 2 kool dives and here are some photos.
The first pic is of a crinoid - a relative of the sea star, but with 10 arms on its pentagon-shaped body. Sometimes we see them swimming with their 10 arms moving in all directions.
I always peer into sponges as I pass because you never know what you are going to find in them! Here are a pair of peppermint shrimps swaying from side to side. Don't they look like a tasty treat at Christmas time?
Less common but also cool are neck crabs. They are decorator crabs so attach hydroids and other organisms to their legs and bodies to avoid detection.
Happy Boxing Day!

posted by Rod @ 3:42 PM