Pygmy seahorse in camouflage mode on coral -

© ZSISPEO - CC BY-SA 4.0

No longer talk about looking for "a needle in a haystack" but "a pygmy seahorse in the middle of the corals"!

Difficult, in fact, to spot this sea creature during a dive: first because the pygmy seahorse is tiny - generally smaller than a paperclip!

-, secondly, because he is a master in the art of camouflaging himself by imitating the color and texture of the ecosystems he inhabits.

Not seen not caught !

Skills that protect them from many predators, but also prevent scientists from counting populations.

We know, however, that there are several varieties of this adorable creature, and in which ocean basin it lives.

So many secrets that you can discover in this video from our partner Brut:


Planet

VIDEO.

Why do the converging ladybugs meet once a year?

Planet

VIDEO.

Three fish make their return to the waters of Paris

  • Biodiversity

  • Gross

  • Sea

  • Animals

  • Planet

  • Video

  • Ocean