TINY CRITTERS

TC-1. Underwater Alien

Alien-looking Tozeuma Shrimp on a wire coral is camouflaged with his shape and coloration. Ambon, Indonesia.

TC-2. Pucker Up!

Yellow Boxfish with its tiny fins looks like a cartoon character. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

TC-3. Who's There?

A tiny Red-Headed Goby on the reef in the Sea of Cortez looks on with curiosity.

TC-4. High Hat

A Staghorn Hermit Crab crab poses wearing an entire coral colony he carries around as a protective "hat" in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.

TC-5. Rainbow Shrimp

A Peacock Mantis Shrimp with all the colors of the rainbow poses from his lair in Lombok, Indonesia.

TC-6. See-Through Shrimp

With its belly packed with eggs, this tiny pink Hairy Shrimp looks like an ET on the reef. Anilao, Philippines.