Bali May 2006

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A leaf scorpion fish near Padang Bai. A manta ray at a cleaning station near Nusa Penida. A manta ray at a cleaning station near Nusa Penida. A manta ray at a cleaning station near Nusa Penida. A manta ray at a cleaning station near Nusa Penida. Juvenile white-tip reef sharks laying under a piece of reef. Fish hiding in the coral. A spanish dancer nudibranch. A titan trigerfish blows into the sand looking for food. A close-up of about a 5 foot long barracuda near the Liberty Wreck in Tulamben. A reef scenic. Banded pipefish. Nudibranchs A scorpionfish. A scorpionfish laying on a sponge. School of catfish. A sharp-nosed hawkfsih laying on a soft coral. Juvenile oriental sweetlips. School of ?? A diver can be seen on the Liberty Wreck in Tulamben. A mimic octopus. A mimic octopus. A mimic octopus. Some sort of shrimp. A lionfish. Razor fish. Coleman shrimp on a sea cucumber. Spiny seahorse at Puri Jati, a area that is becoming known for muck diving on Bali. A robust ghost pipefish at Puri Jati, a area that is becoming known for muck diving on Bali. Harlequin ghost pipefish at Puri Jati, a area that is becoming known for muck diving on Bali. Blue-ringed octopus the size of a golf ball . It's poison is powerful enough to kill an adult human in minutes. There's no known antidote. The only treatment is hours of heart massage and artificial respiration until the poison has worked its way out of your system. Blue-ringed octopus the size of a golf ball . It's poison is powerful enough to kill an adult human in minutes. There's no known antidote. The only treatment is hours of heart massage and artificial respiration until the poison has worked its way out of your system. Pipefish. A garden eel at Tulamben. A squat lobster on soft coral. A squat lobster on soft coral. Harlequin snake eel at Seraya. Juvenile bat fish at Seraya. Juvenile batfish at Seraya. The Reef Stonefish is the most venomous fish in the world. It has thirteen stout spines in the dorsal fin which can inject a highly toxic venom. The venom causes intense pain and is believed to have killed many Pacific and Indian Ocean islanders. The Reef Stonefish is the most venomous fish in the world. It has thirteen stout spines in the dorsal fin which can inject a highly toxic venom. The venom causes intense pain and is believed to have killed many Pacific and Indian Ocean islanders. Kids learn how to dance, Balinese style in Ubud. Kids learn how to dance, Balinese style in Ubud. Kids learn how to dance, Balinese style in Ubud. Kids learn how to dance, Balinese style in Ubud. Kids learn how to dance, Balinese style in Ubud. Kids learn how to dance, Balinese style in Ubud. Kids laugh as one puts on her sorong. After dance lessons at the palace in Ubud, kids sit on the steps with treats. After dance lessons at the palace in Ubud, kids sit on the steps with treats.