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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Come out of your shell

A moray eel that found a night shelter inside the shell of what used to be a giant clam. This photo is part of an ongoing project capturing the “night portraits” of the less familiar nocturnal inhabitants of the coral reef.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Eilat, Israel
Camera: DSC-RX100M3
Copyright: © Tom Shlesinger
Awards
Photo of the Day: 12.22.17
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