Spottail mantis shrimp
Swim, Snorkel, Dive, See, Meet, Watch the Spottail mantis shrimp
The Spottail mantis shrimp buries itself in its hole during the day. Only its head is visible with its eyes, which it moves independently and which allow it to see in three dimensions with the polarization of light and a dozen photopigments in each eye. These assets allow her to be a formidable hunter!
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Squilla mantis
Macro
Squille ocellée, Squille-mante, Galère, Crevette-mante, Mante religieuse de mer, Mante de mer, Spottail mantis shrimp, Sea scorpion
Food
The Squilla mantis hunts at night, watching for its prey at the edge of the hole. They eat small crabs, bivalves, fish and worms.
Breeding
The Spottail mantis shrimp becomes mature according to its size. It keeps the male's sperm on it for several weeks. Then, when she lays her eggs, she keeps them between her legs. When they hatch, the larvae travel long distances in the water. A year later, the juvenile falls to the bottom to continue growing. The ocellated squid lives for three years. It often shares its hole with a small Athanas shrimp.
Dive centers
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Andaman Scuba
Thailand
- Khaolak Takua Pa- Phang Nga

Andaman Scuba is located in Phuket, Thailand. They offer training as well as fun dives and cruises. An ideal way of discovering the Andaman Sea underwater life well beyond the surface. To dive among schools of multicolored tropical fish, Turtles, Manta Rays or meet a Whale Shark. Possibility to board the Bunmee boats to discover the Similan Islands and the world famous sites such as Rock Richelieu and the South Islands with Hin Muang, Hin Daeng and Koh Haa.Located in the Andaman Sea, on the Indian Ocean far east, on the Thailand west coast, the Similan and Surin are virgin and uninhabited islands about 80 km northwest of Phuket and Khao Lak. [+]
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Adang Divers
Thailand
- Chang Wat Satun
Adang Sea Divers is located in Koh Lipe, Thailand. Open all year. With a high season from October to May and a quieter season from June to September. At this time, the island is calm and the weather mild. So, a 10% discount on all diving courses and free accommodation for divers. As a PADI 5* Dive Resort thus offers a wide range of PADI courses from discover scuba diving to Divemaster, and also free diving. High standards of educational practices. PADI e-learning with online training theory. Ideal for working on your theory at home and diving in the water during the holidays. Free rooms for diver trainees. Professional, experienced and friendly instructors who help clean the beaches and teach eco-friendly diving practices. They have great patience and easy learning methods so students are relaxed and comfortable. Certified divers can board an outboard to get to more than 20 islands around Koh Lipe, with just as many dive sites. Several days of diving without getting bored. Koh Lipe is a soft corals spot. Do the Eco Sunset Snorkeling outing, in the evening, when there are fewer boats, divers and snorkelers in the water. Interesting diving packages, including on-dive site transfers, accommodation and speedboats to/from Koh Lipe. All you have to do now is book the flight ! In the accommodation packages, there are only 3 types of rooms with fan and private bathroom at the Adang Sea Divers eco-Lodge. Bamboo bungalows with rooms for 2 people max. Otherwise, there are other hotels on Koh Lipe with air-conditioned rooms. [+]
- Protected Marine Park
- Diving around Islands
- Eco responsable
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BB Divers Koh Chang
Thailand
- Koh Chang
 
BB Divers Koh Chang is located in Koh Chang, Thailand. It´s a PADI IDC 5 star center open daily, offers training from beginner to instructor with regular IDCs. It's possible to free dive and daily excursions are offered on the nearby reefs. Services include transfers to hotels, lunches, drinks, manuals, and PADI certifications, the use of all equipment, a certified guide for recreational diving and a certified instructor for training, speaking several languages. The embarkation takes place on traditional Thai fishing boats, modified and adapted for diving, the Blue Lagoon for 50 divers and 100 blocks and the small boat Sky Saeng for 30 divers and 40 blocks. There are chilling areas as well as spaces to get equipped and dis-equipped. It's an environmentally friendly center with water fountains on boats, reusable dishes to avoid disposable plastics, pick-up of plastic bags underwater by guides and customers, use of Biodiesel by boats, pooling of boats during the low season to limit oil and pollution. Beach cleaning is made by the shop and offers to customers. They join the Nemo project with the reintroduction of clownfish in Koh Rang National Park. During the dive they monitor the coral with slates representing the color of the different corals, checking the colors and vitality of corals to determine if they are affected by time or their positioning. They also offer 4-day reef conservation training to learn all about corals, their vulnerability and conservation, recognize fish, and work on your buoyancy control. [+]
- Accomodations and diving
- Protected Marine Park
- Friendly atmosphere
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Sawasdee Divers
Thailand
- Ao Nang

Sawasdee Divers is located in Ao Nang, in the Krabi province, on the south coast of Thailand, overlooking the Andaman Sea. Welcome in English and French. In this resort, the level of service expected by foreign visitors is taken into account. PADI 5* Center supervised by Yann Quillet, PADI course Director. He offers PADI training courses here in Thailand as well as in other countries like in Switzerland at Tinky's Dive. Here you’ll get real diving expertise with an approach of thai culture. Diving trip with departure from the Ao Nang beach from where you see the local nearby islands. Return by early afternoon to have time for other activities. Sailing time of 40 mn to one of these 5 islands. Amazing marine life. Seahorses and several varieties of Nudibranches. Day trip also from 7:15 am to 5 pm with a 2 hours’ boat ride to the Phi Phi Marine Park and 2 dives (with sometimes a 3rd one to the Ao Nang Islands). Nice variety of fish with Moray Eels, Blacktip Sharks, Leopard Sharks and Cuttlefish. Do not miss another beautiful day trip, from 7:15 am to 6:30 pm, including three remarkable dive sites, separated by a short distance, with the 1st dive on the wreck of the King Cruiser, a ferryboat that sank in 1997 and lying in waters 30 m deep. On your 2nd dive you’ll explore Anemone Reef, a rock covered with Anemones. Zebra Moray Eels, Squids, Seahorses and Ghostfish. The 3rd dive at Shark Point with no Sharks but with a profusion of corals, barrel Sponges, and Giant Sea Fans. Schools of Trevallies and Barracudas. National park fees are extra. [+]
- PADI IDC*****
- Friendly atmosphere
- Diving around Islands
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All 4 Diving
Thailand
- Phuket
All 4 Diving is located in Phuket, Thailand. Open all year. In one of the most popular diving destinations of South Asia. PADI 5* IDC Center, specializing in first dive training to instructors courses. They organize daily trips from Phuket, Racha Islands and Phi Phi Islands to Ko Dok Mai, and to the 3 most popular dive sites in the Andaman Sea : Shark Point, the Anemone Reef and the King Cruiser wreck. Due to the remoteness of Hin Muang and Hin Daeng, this highly popular destination is operated by privatized motor boat. In the morning, you’ll board the 26 m-long MV Mermaid, spacious and comfortable for diving, snorkeling and diving to head for Phuket to the Krabi region. Diving platform for an easy in and out. Large wardroom to relax. Upper deck sheltered from the sun, for afternoon naps. Delicious breakfast and hearty lunches, prepared on board. Between dives, fresh fruit, pastries, coffee, tea and soft drinks. They also propose outings to the Similan and Surin Islands, Ko Bon and Ko Tachai, Richelieu Rock and Burma, in the Mergui archipelago. The isolated location of the Similan and Surin Islands, on the west coast of Thailand, coupled with the maritime influence of the Indian Ocean and the protection of these islands National Parks, gives a magnificent biodiversity and abundance of marine life. Most of the islands are uninhabited and have white sandy beaches and huge scattered rocks. Manta Rays and Whale Sharks. Compulsory reservations as the number of divers is from now on limited in these parks. [+]
- Near Downtown area
- PADI IDC*****
- Diving Cruise
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