Fotógrafo registra peixe dentro de água-viva – Confira o vídeo!

O fotógrafo Tim Samuel e o cinegrafista Franny Plumridge avistaram um peixe nadando dentro de uma água-viva na baía de Byron, na costa leste da Austrália, em dezembro.

Apesar da expressão “Oh sh * t” em seu rosto, é improvável que a água-viva tenha tentado comer o peixe. Foi documentado antes que peixes pequenos podem usar água-viva para se esconder.

Nesse caso, o peixe estava vivo e bem, até mesmo lançando sua barbatana caudal na parte de trás da água-viva.

Falando à IFL Science, Samuel disse: “Fiquei bastante fascinado por como os peixes controlavam o movimento das águas-vivas, impulsionando-a para a frente e girando em círculos”.

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I'm loving hearing where you are all from and where you saw this posted, keep it up, it's putting a big smile on my face It is crazy how much attention this little guy is getting. When @franny.plumridge and I stumbled upon it we knew we had found something special, but had no idea just how unique and rare this sighting was. I'm completely blown away by all the attention it is getting from all over the world.

A post shared by Tim Samuel (@timsamuelphotography) on Jun 7, 2016 at 1:13am PDT

Ele acrescentou: “As condições estavam claras naquele dia, e é por isso que conseguimos identificar o par em primeiro lugar. A água-viva tinha apenas alguns centímetros, tornando a dupla uma falta fácil, com certeza. Ficamos por cerca de 20 minutos e depois deixamos o casal por conta própria. Pensei em libertar o peixe enquanto nadávamos – mas achei melhor deixar a natureza seguir seu curso”.

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T R A P P E D – Woke up this morning to my phone going crazy due to one my photos being reposted by @discoverocean. Here's another photo from that day. I found this fish trapped inside a Jellyfish while freediving in Byron Bay. He was trapped in there but controlled where the Jellyfish was moving. Prints are available through my website – link in bio

A post shared by Tim Samuel (@timsamuelphotography) on Jun 3, 2016 at 4:34pm PDT

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@franny.plumridge and I were starting to think we were the only ones to witness anything like my Fish Trapped in a Jellyfish photo. That was until this afternoon when I received a very exciting email "I too have witnessed this rare phenomenon. I captured it on video while snorkeling at Double Reef beach in Guam in 2013. Over the course of several minutes I watched the fish exit the Jellyfish, swim back inside the Jellyfish, and apparently steer the Jellyfish at will, and repeat. I researched the unusual behavior when I first encountered it, however could not find anything on the internet to explain the behavior. Perhaps others will communicate their experiences and a collaborative understanding of this behavior will immerge" – words and video from Brent Collins

A post shared by Tim Samuel (@timsamuelphotography) on Jun 8, 2016 at 12:24pm PDT

Fonte: IFLS