Best of Mike #37

The Regal Slipper Lobster normally hides out in protective crevices during the day and forage in the open at night.

So, I was pretty excited when I found this guy in the open near the end of our dive one morning.

They are really much more colorful, than you see here. A tan body with red and blue coloring. Although, I remember this guy being pretty well covered in sand.

When startled they will flee, using thrust of their powerful tail to swim backwards.

This is the only time that I have ever seen one.... and wouldn't you know it, my flash didn't fire.

The moral of that story being, charge the strobes every night even if you don't think they need it.

You could have a hot dive with the best of the action, coming at the very end of your dive.... and find yourself with a depleted battery.