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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Strange lionfish (and other creatures) behavior. Any idea why?
« on: 30/10/2007 20:16:05 »
Lionfish are strange creatures as it is
Even more so when they're upside down and that they do (at least in the Red Sea) every day at dusk. They're nocturnal hunters so you'll only really see them on a night dive (or snorkel). In the daytime they hide in nooks and crannies of the reef, just hanging out and not doing much. But around dusk they all come out and then float just below the surface (and quite a distance from the reef) until the sun is well down and they start hunting.
Anyone knows (or can hazard a guess) why they go 'belly up' ?
Even more so when they're upside down and that they do (at least in the Red Sea) every day at dusk. They're nocturnal hunters so you'll only really see them on a night dive (or snorkel). In the daytime they hide in nooks and crannies of the reef, just hanging out and not doing much. But around dusk they all come out and then float just below the surface (and quite a distance from the reef) until the sun is well down and they start hunting.
Anyone knows (or can hazard a guess) why they go 'belly up' ?