Biodiversity: they’re not kidding.

Coral Reefs are known as one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. In one day in the desert you can expect to see a couple of lizards and a couple of birds but below is what I saw in just my first 20 min in the coral reef. I’m not at all saying that coral reefs are better than deserts… I would never betray my Utah loyalty with such sentiment, but the reefs critters could probably give the desert critters a few fashion tips.

Day one:
2 different graceful, flowing sting rays
loads of bright yellow fish with purple heads
a flat turquoise fish the size of a platter…wow.
skinny fish with green and white stripes: stripes are always slimming
psychedelic blue fish that looked like it was dunked in glitter.
Butter-stick sized fish with a luscious yellow head, dramatic black zigzag, and blue tail
Emo punk looking anenome waving long black spines in the surf
Simple yet classy black fish
A mega black and white fish with mega mega lips
A sea cucumber that is named after donkey feces (it doesn't win the attractivity award)
Iridescent blue, green and silver striped fish

In short, it would appear that all of these guys missed the memo on camouflage. Their strategies instead seem to be either: 'don't eat me, I'm far too beautiful to be delicious' or 'yeah, I know I'm an easy target, so I'll just hide in these coral'.

Wish you guys could see it... I have yet to hone my underwater photography skills to where I can capture it with a camera.