Rahul's Photoblog
I'll Bite You
Posted by Rahul (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) on 6 April 2007 in Plant & Nature.
You dont want to date me, i am gonna bite your tail off..... ;) What a fierce b/f to have.
Art Monkey from Salt Spring Island, Canada
wow those things are really neat - what are they and where did you find them? - nice capture
6 Apr 2007 5:06am
@Art Monkey: Thanks. These are mudskippers, basically a breed of fish which can stay away from water for few hours and crawl around, but it needs to get into water for a while to sustain another few hours. These are found mainly at Mangroove areas in Malaysia. I had been to Mangroove preservation area for shooting, but to my disappointment it was low tides and water had left the shores, leaving these mudskippers crawling all over LOL...
Lydia from Ottawa, Canada
I have the same comment as Art Monkey- what are those things??!! They make for a great photo though, must've been interesting to watch whatever was going on between those two...
6 Apr 2007 6:52am
@Lydia: Haha... i replied to art monkey on what are those ;-) Yes this little guy was all out with open mouth heading for food, and the perspective looked like it was going to bite the tail off the fellow one ;)
Anyways, i can udnerstand your curiosity, they didnt end up doing any naughty things though LOL.... They were just crawling and playing around ;-)
Yvon from Meerkerk, Netherlands
Is it a fish? What are they doing in so little water?
6 Apr 2007 8:55am
@Yvon: Its mudskipper, a kind of fish, which can live without water for few hours as long as it can get in water periodically. :)
Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Interesting take,Rahul ! I have the same curiosity that everybody has,what organism are they? !
6 Apr 2007 11:17am
@Kheoh Yee Wei: Haha... bro, i have answered that above in my earlier comments. Its an interesting creature.
Sandra from Philippines
ooh! this one is really cool. I like this... this picture is one of a kind.. are they fishes? ^__^ or semi-frog/fish ? o_O
6 Apr 2007 11:44am
@Sandra: Haha... Sandy, its not a frog for sure. I have answered it above, what exactly are these creatures.... I am glad you liked the shot and the cool creatures ;-)
You want me to post some of those to you ? I am sure Malaysia to Phillipines they can go by air and dont need water to survive ;-) Can just pack them in the envelop and send hahaha..... Ok ok kidding. LOL
Lisha from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
since rahul is not aswering .. those are mudskippers actually (wiki it up), usually found at mangrove swamps - which malaysia has plenty of. they're fish .. gobies, i think.
btw, nice shot rahul!
6 Apr 2007 12:07pm
@Lisha: Thanks Lisha, you saved me from explanation while i was away :) I am sure u did take part in the Mangroove shooting contest ? Didn't you ? :-)
Jen from Jessup, United States
Mudskippers? interesting, never seen anything like it!
Cool shot Rahul!
6 Apr 2007 2:11pm
@Jen: Thanks Jen, you have been the inspiration for that "ooooo" look, although this is a wierd creature LOL ;-)
@amy: Thanks Amy :-) Am glad you found that cool.
@shotzz.eu: Thanks, they are for real though in this part of the world. Sure not plastic toys hehehe... :)
Srinivas Koduri from Wheeling, IL, United States
Those are cute.. loved the blue dots on 'em, very interesting breed of fish. thanks for sharing.
6 Apr 2007 5:02pm
@Srinivas Koduri: Thanks pal, am glad u liked it. :)
Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica
Great capture of those mud fish! I like the comment too lol!
6 Apr 2007 5:07pm
@Stunner: Thanks, about the comment, i could not think any other reason why it was running with its mouth wide open. ;-)
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Hey hey, mudskippers are cute, I wonder if their little blue speckles mean anything to eachother. Great shot of them Rahul
6 Apr 2007 6:54pm
@Richard_Irwin: Thanks Richard, i guess it does have some sensory effect. :) Something like a wink of an eye in humans, probably ;-)
@Sarah: Thanks Sarah, glad you liked it.
Alicia from Singapore, Singapore
those are mudskippers, right? haha what an interesting caption.
7 Apr 2007 2:54am
@Alicia: Yes Alicia, thsoe are mudskippers. And i guess a pair LOL else there is no reason for one to run over other like that hahaha....
@elaine: When i saw it, i did find it creepy ;)
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Wonderful image! I've seen pictures of them before, but nothing as cool as this one.
9 Apr 2007 4:18pm
@Damon Schreiber: Thanks Damon, they are kinda creepy though... :)
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