20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Terms of Endearment- sea angels

This is two larval like Sea Angels mating, Hydromyles globulosa, Mating. I photographed an entire series of this tiny creature about the size of a grain of rice each. I've never seen two together and was tickled when I got this up on the computer to see them showing such love for one another. I think its important for us to realize that even these funky little creatures have feeling-no matter how small a creature it is! Photographed on a black water dive in the Philippines.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Anilao, Philippines
Camera: NIKON D500
Copyright: © Susan Meldonian