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A tiny juvenile candy crab, measuring a mere centimetre in size, perches on a pink coral. “The coral isa lso her favourite source of nutrition,” says Hoksbergen.

Jade Hoksbergen, #Philippines

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#ocean
#crabs
#coral

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@appassionato@mastodon.social · last month

Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2025 winners – in pictures
Overall winner: Fractal Forest

A painterly, macro view of a cauliflower soft coral by Ross Gudgeon has taken out top prize in the Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year competition. ‘This is an exceptional photograph that skews perception and leaves us questioning reality,” the judges said.

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Overall winner: Fractal Forest
Inside-out view of a cauliflower soft coral. Named for its characteristic appearance that resembles a cauliflower, with numerous small, rounded, bump-like polyps that give it a puffy texture. Photograph: Ross Gudgeon

‘Giving us a unique perspective on coral. There’s nothing fake here, but still we ponder, is this nature or a painting?’ An exhibition is on now at the South Australian Museum — Overall winner: Fractal Forest Inside-out view of a cauliflower soft coral. Named for its characteristic appearance that resembles a cauliflower, with numerous small, rounded, bump-like polyps that give it a puffy texture. Photograph: Ross Gudgeon ‘Giving us a unique perspective on coral. There’s nothing fake here, but still we ponder, is this nature or a painting?’ An exhibition is on now at the South Australian Museum

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@appassionato@mastodon.social · last month

Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2025 winners – in pictures
Overall winner: Fractal Forest

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#macrophotography
#coral

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@bebatjof@twoot.site · 2 months ago

Pictures I took in the maritime museum yesterday

🪸 Crocheted corals exhibition. Crocheted! Corals!

#crochet #coral

Crocheted coral, very colourful, several tables

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@bebatjof@twoot.site · 2 months ago

Things that annoyed me in the maritime museum yesterday

🛟 A bust of Columbus on display in a central location in the museum. There were busts of Zheng He and Leif Erikson next to him, but then also Vasco da Gama etc.

🛟 The pope dividing the world in a Spanish zone and a Portuguese zone. Fucked up. The Netherlands, England and France didn't agree. Yeah I think the rest of the world didn't agree either.

🛟 England's rise to naval power was straight up achieved by piracy. What's new. They hired pirates to plunder Spanish ships, who were dominating at the time.

🛟 "The age of colonisation began in the 15th century when European powers expanded to other continents. Their maritime trade created the basis for the development of a global economy."

"Colonisation often had catastrophic results for the lives and economic development of the native population. Entire peoples and cultures perished. Millions of Native Americans died of imported diseases. For many, the arrival of Europeans meant repression, slavery or displacement."

Passive tense is passive.

This is the only mention of "native population" that I found, in the entire maritime museum. There was a very small corner about slave ships next to it.

I'm speechless.

🛟 The part about oil tankers was also extremely matter-of-factly, eg talking about workers' safety on oil platforms. The corner about super yachts was leaning to the positive side (employment, innovation, yada yada).

There was another part about whales which wasn't bad (I mean it effectively talked about whale endangerment and countries not following the protocols), and also an interesting corner about science on Antarctica etc.

All in all, lots of parts were "neutral". Yuck.