Mother Mimic Octopus

Female octopus births about 200,000 eggs (depending on species) at a single time. She carries and protects these eggs while continuing to feed. Once the eggs hatch, the mother is left weakened from the constant care she has given her hatchlings, sacrificing her own needs for theirs. Soon after, the...
Perfect Diving!

Casper Douma (Douma Fotografie) and his wife Cora from Holland recently visited Lembeh Strait for the first time.  During their two weeks stay, with dive guide Opo K on the search, they ticked off their wish list which includes Blue Ringed Octopus, Bobbit Worm, Bargibanti's Pygmy Seahorse, Hairy Frogfish, Mating Mandarin Fish, Stargazer, Harlequin...
Fun Times at the Lembeh Resort Staff Family Day!

At the end of August we were able to take advantage of a quiet day at the resort and held the annual Lembeh Resort Staff Family Day. After the success of the Critters@Lembeh Family Picnic at Batu Nona Resort, we decided to hold our family day there as well and it was...
Only in Lembeh!

This week Keri Wilk from Canada visited us (ReefNet Inc.).  He gave us the short write up & a couple of images to post: In most parts of the world, it's pretty safe to say that underwater photographers would classify a dive containing either a frogfish or a bluering octopus as a...
Elisa Reed – Our Newest Volunteer

Elisa is our latest volunteer at Lembeh Resort and Critters@Lembeh. An avid diver and traveler, she's spending this year making her way around around Asia Pacific. While here, she is working closely with Dimpy Jacobs, our Marine Biologist, on house reef clean-up and coral transplantation. She just completed her 100th...