14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Gastropod Mollusk Gyroscala lamellosa while laying its eggs on a sandy bottom.
During daylight hours, this mollusk lives normally covered with a thin layer of sand in close proximity of sea anemones on which it feeds. During a night dive on the sandy bottom of the lagoon, I spotted this little mollusk. Only watching the magnified image through the camera macro lens, I realized that he was laying several spherical eggs coated with fine sand.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2014 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2016 |
Photo Location: | Italy |
Camera: | NIKON D800E |
Copyright: | © Guido Villani |