Tuesday, December 9, 2008

It's Not a Maze, It's a Brain Coral

Wordless Wednesday
Watery Wednesday

What: Macro image of a Brain Coral (Diploria strigosa)

Where: I took this photo at Angelfish Reef, Grand Cayman.


Diploria strigosa
[Click on the photo to enlarge.]

28 comments:

2sweetnsaxy said...

I think this is amazing. It's obvious why it's called "brain" coral. They could have called it worm coral and it would have been a good name too. Excellent shot.
:-)

Lori said...

Great shot. Beautiful, even though I dont know what it us..Happy WW:)

Carletta said...

Certainly an appropriate name! I was also thinking worms.
Nature - amazing!
Great shot by the way.

Lilly said...

That was an amazing photo!!!

CK-II said...

That's a very nice pattern. Happy WW! :)

Norm said...

oh my gosh! looks like a worms, hehhee..nice capture..

JennWasHere said...

Oh okay.. when I still haven't heard that it is macro, I had a hard time thinking what it was.

My entry for Watery Wednesday is posted here. Happy mid-week!

catsynth said...

What a great image. The textures and curves could be abstract art.

Denise said...

That is such a great image. Love the close up.

litlit said...

Nice picture

Leora said...

Wild. A bit creepy looking, to me. Great shot.

Shellmo said...

Very intricate and interesting!

Deborah Godin said...

Okay, I'm sure there's a pun to be made here somewhere, along the lines of those "This is your brain" publice service announcements, but I'm only on my first coffee, so I can't quite put it together...
Super WW shot, anyway!

Liesel's Garden Party said...

It's scares me! Looks like worms.. To think that it is coral. Nature is amazing

lavenderbay said...

I sometimes wish my brain looked this neat and tidy.

Judy said...

Incredible to think that was all made by tiny organisms! And photographed so beutifully, too!
Thanks for sharing!

Connie said...

Nature provides the best show. Nice picture.

Shannon said...

Cool picture, coral is endlessly fascinating.

ramblingwoods said...

Oh wow..diving really takes you on a magical journey....

kml said...

What a great macro with such details. So beautiful!!

Will said...

Another great shot. Interesting that is looks a bit related to my WW. I think your idea of a mud wasp is correct. I linked a bunch of Google images to a comment on my WW post. There are many that look similar.

Happy WW and thanks again for the visit.

jams o donnell said...

Brilliant! Excellent shot I can see why it's caled brain coral

SandyCarlson said...

Not a maze--but amazing nonetheless! This is fascinating stuff.

Jan said...

I would have never guessed what this was. Wonderful photo.

Gabriel said...

IT could also look like worms, spaghetti (with only butter) and even a brain. :-)

Great picture this week, as usual

BNS said...

Thanks, everyone.

Bobbie

scienceguy288 said...

I always see this stuff on documentaries. Very cool.

BNS said...

Hi ScienceGuy - Yes, there are many varieties of corals that have a "brain" pattern on their surface.

Bobbie