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Reef buildersVillaba, Leyte | February 2026
21/02/2026

Reef builders

Villaba, Leyte | February 2026

Protect what you love.Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!
14/02/2026

Protect what you love.
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

Happy New Year from Dive 8! ๐ŸŽŠ Weโ€™re kicking things off by showcasing some of Maasin Cityโ€™s stunning nudibranchs (sea slu...
08/01/2026

Happy New Year from Dive 8! ๐ŸŽŠ Weโ€™re kicking things off by showcasing some of Maasin Cityโ€™s stunning nudibranchs (sea slugs) thriving in their natural underwater home.

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๐‘ƒโ„Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘Ž ๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘Ž (Lamarck, 1801) , ๐‘ƒโ„Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘Ž (Cuvier, 1804), ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž ๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘  (Eliot, 1903),
๐ถโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘Ž (Risbec, 1951), ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘›๐‘–๐‘“๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832), ๐‘ƒ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘œ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘โ„Ž๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘  (van Hasselt, 1824),
๐‘๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž ๐‘˜๐‘ข๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘Ž (Bergh, 1877), ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘Ž (Bergh, 1905), ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘Ž ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘  (Risbec, 1928)

Happy Birthday! ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŽ‚May your air always last longer than expected, your dives be crystal clear, and every descent bring a ...
17/12/2025

Happy Birthday! ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŽ‚
May your air always last longer than expected, your dives be crystal clear, and every descent bring a new adventure. Hereโ€™s to calm seas, colorful reefs, and many unforgettable moments beneath the surface. Dive safe and enjoy your special day! ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿคฟ

Happy birthday! May your day be filled with joy, laughter, and everything that makes you happy. Here's to another amazin...
07/09/2025

Happy birthday! May your day be filled with joy, laughter, and everything that makes you happy. Here's to another amazing year!

05/09/2025
09/07/2025

Battling powerful currents and pounding waves. The Habagat made this dive one for the books.

๐•ฎ๐–—๐–Š๐–†๐–™๐–š๐–—๐–Š ๐•ฑ๐–Š๐–†๐–™๐–š๐–—๐–Š๐ด๐‘š๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘“๐‘’๐‘Ÿ (Dunn and Hamner, 1980)Elephant ear anemoneThe elephant ear anemone is not a t...
19/05/2025

๐•ฎ๐–—๐–Š๐–†๐–™๐–š๐–—๐–Š ๐•ฑ๐–Š๐–†๐–™๐–š๐–—๐–Š

๐ด๐‘š๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘“๐‘’๐‘Ÿ (Dunn and Hamner, 1980)
Elephant ear anemone

The elephant ear anemone is not a true sea anemone even though its name suggests otherwise, it actually belongs to the order Corallimorpharia.

The second photo* shows the flat oral disc with simple cone-shaped discal tentacles.

*taken from the internet

SษชสŸแด€ษขแด, Sแด. Lแด‡สแด›แด‡ | Aแด˜ส€ษชสŸ 2025

18/05/2025

Exploring the coastal waters of Mahalo, Anahawan, Southern Leyte for a biophysical assessment! ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ ๐ŸชธWe're diving into the science of sustainability one splash at a time!

16/05/2025

๐ŸŒŠ A Rare Sight!๐Ÿฆˆ

Caught on Camera: a thresher shark breaching the ocean surface!

This spectacular leap could be a hunting tactic, a way to shake off parasites, or just a burst of shark energy. Whatever the reason, witnessing this behavior in the wild is truly unforgettable.

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