u/DamianBrockie

(Tambja verconis)

Spring Beach, Orford, Tasmania, Australia.

Liffey Falls Walk in Tasmania, Australia has 4 main cascades, starting upstream with Alexandra Falls, then Hopetoun Falls, Albert Falls and Victoria Falls (the latter commonly known simply as "Liffey Falls").

At first glance, it's just a tiny dull sea slug clinging to the swaying grass. But add a little light and an entire universe emerges. Iridescent colours and glowing spots shining as though a galaxy lies beneath its skin.

I’ve never encountered one of these tiny beauties, which grow to no more than 35mm, however on a dive last night in the Derwent Estuary, in just a couple of metres of water, there were hundreds of them!

At first glance, it's just a tiny dull sea slug clinging to the swaying grass. But add a little light and an entire universe emerges. Iridescent colours and glowing spots shining as though a galaxy lies beneath its skin.

I’ve never encountered one of these tiny beauties, which grow to no more than 35mm, however on a dive last night in the Derwent Estuary, in just a couple of metres of water, there were hundreds of them!

Photographed in Hobart Tasmania.

Tinderbox marine reserve, Tasmania, Australia

Tinderbox marine reserve, Tasmania, Australia

Just crawling across the open sandy bottom on a night dive at Waubs Bay, Bicheno, Tasmania.

I hope this OK to post here. Philinopsis are not nudibranchs. They belong to a different group known as headshield slugs.

Tinderbox Marine Reserve Tasmania