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But there is in symbiosis. The sentinel goby keeps an eye out for ranger for the symbiotic shrimp that live with it.
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#gbrmarinepark
#citizensgbr
#masterreefguides
#symbiosis
#reefbuilder
#goby
#gbrbiology
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Female green sea turtles leaving Raine Island after nesting.
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#gbrmarinepark
#queenslandtourism
#farnorthqueensland
#queenslandparks
#raineislandrecoveryproject
#raineisland
#discoverqueensland
#masterreefguides
#t… https://t.co/58d3k5obDs

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Dinner time - Lionfish feeding in slow motion. This demonstrates the suction created by rapid mouth extension.
Filmed at 1000 frames per second
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#gbrmarinepark
#citizensgbr
#masterreefguides
#eduquarium
#phantomflex4k
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The peacock mantis shrimp in action at 1000 frames per second. The shock wave produced is the equivalent of a 22 calibre bullet. Filmed on #phantomflex4k
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#gbrmarinepark
#mantisshrimp
#slowmotion
#masterreefguides
#eduq… https://t.co/U1qSxSAnsI

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Barramundi feeding at 1000 frames per second. Notice how mouth opens before the gills flare to cause the suction mechanism
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#gbrmarinepark
#masterreefguides
#barramundi
#phantomflex4k
#slowmotion
#barra
#barrafishing … https://t.co/Gs2TbrAx4V

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Slow motion footage slowed down 60 times to show the light refracting of the bands of beating cilia used for locomotion.
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#greatbarrierreef
#gbrmarinepark
#xmas
#xmaslights
#greatbarrierreeffoundation
#citizensgbr
#ma… https://t.co/gSmtb2knJ5

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Even when stuck you can always help others. Low tide on the islands of the Great Barrier Reef can pose some challenges to nesting Green Sea Turtles.
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#gbrmarinepark
#citizensgbr
#greatbarrierreeffoundation
#australiangeo… https://t.co/gM4yNuWsXA

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The largest nesting aggregation of green sea turtles is currently happening at Raine Island in the far north of the Great Barrier Reef.
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#gbrmarinepark
#greatbarrierreef
#raineislandrecoveryproject
#greatbarrierreeffound… https://t.co/YuP0hLEhkK

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The hatching of a Leopard Shark - Stegostoma tigrinum from an egg. Also known as the zebra shark these beautiful animals change colour patterns as they grow. With the adults having a leopard spot pattern. There is a great program to re introduce these sh… https://t.co/fZdCW8L4ck

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The saltwater crocodile in action.
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#gbrmarinepark
#thisisqueensland
#queenslandparks
#crocodile
#masterreefguides
#citizensgbr
#underwater
#discoverocean
#naturalhistory https://t.co/1cHlDyVbcP

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The Pearlfish lives inside the rear of the sea cucumber. As sea cumbers also breath through their anus the pearlfish just has to wait for the sea cucumber to take a breath. They shelter inside during the day and emerge at night to feed. Just one of the m… https://t.co/KoOrUy0mUq

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The spearing mantis shrimp filmed at 1500 frames per second. On #phantom4kflex
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#gbrmarinepark
#citizensgbr
#greatbarrierreeffoundation
#slow motion
#phantom4kflex
#mantisshrimp
#greatbarrierreef
#underwater
#wild
#dis… https://t.co/56dtXFQX1E

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Frigate bird attacking a Brown Booby at #raineisland. Filmed in slow motion slowing the action by 30 times on #phantom4kflex.
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#gbrmarinepark
#citizensgbr
#greatbarrierreeffoundation
#masterreefguides
#bird
#greatbarrierr… https://t.co/YeWqWYPkiG

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Tasseled wobbegong feeding slowed down 60 times.
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#gbrmarinepark
#citizensgbr
#greatbarrierreeffoundation
#masterreefguides
#shark
#phantom4kflex
#greatbarrierreef
#discoverocean
#blancpain https://t.co/Gb3cZfM6ob

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At the moment female green sea turtles are massing ok numbers at the worlds largest nesting site - Raine Island
Camera @richard_fitzpatrick_acs
#gbrmarinepark
#citizensgbr
#greatbarrierreeffoundation
#masterreefguides
#turtle
#raineisland
#raineis… https://t.co/fEXABgESrK

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Mass spawning of Brown surgeonfish.
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#gbrmarinepark
#masterreefguides
#citizensgbr
#greatbarrierreef
#greatbarrierreeffoundation
#fish
#underwater
#coralspawning
#wild
#discoverocean
#natural history
#reddigitalcinema … https://t.co/pGQrQPPUNG

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Once the larval form of a coral called the planula settles it grows into a polyp. This polyp then goes through asexual reproduction cloning itself again and again to grow as a coral colony.
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#gbrmarinepark
#citizensgbr
#gr… https://t.co/2igGX1qiAO

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Now over a week after coral spawning - the larval form of the coral called the planula are starting to settle to find a place to grow
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#gbrmarinepark #ocean #scubadiving #citizensgbr #greatreefcensus #greatbarrierreef #und… https://t.co/3Jlh8XKdu1

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Just keep swimming https://t.co/CqWYeE4Hk5

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In some amazing breaking news one of our satellite tagged whale sharks ‘Ali ’ has after almost a year of travel migrated back to the very spot she was tagged. This is part of the first scientific study into the movement patterns of the endangered Whale S… https://t.co/dbrwBJujPt