Friday, January 16, 2009

Training Session at Semakau

I was backpacking in Vietnam for the two weeks in Dec hence my apologises for the lack of posting. It was truely an enjoyable trip! ;p

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Anyway, last Saturday, we were at Semakau holding a training session for the volunteers from various schools. Here is LK doing a brefing before we start.

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An interesting find today was this unknown sea cucumber. Update by RY as Stichopus vastus.

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Here is the belly of it with an interesting design.

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Here is a squid from the genus Sepioteuthis, often mistaken as a cuttlefish because of their fringing fins around the body.

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Here is a marine spider, Desis martensii.

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An interesting find by one of the students, a hairy crab having a meal out of a bristleworm!

Nearer the sandy shore, we found two pairs of clown-like anemone shrimps, Periclimenes brevicarpalis were found underneath an anemone.

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Lastly, at the muddy zone, we found a mangrove horseshoe crab, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda. They can be easily told apart from the coastal horseshoe from its dark colouration and rounded, smooth tail.

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Lastly, a group photo of Dunman High students. As you can see, the skies are gloomy for the entire trip but thankful, there were was no rain. A perfect weather for an intertidal walk!

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