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CHINA
Tibet
Traveling
Market
Family Planning
Streets of China
Food
River Trip

THAILAND
Streets of Thai
Thai Market

VIETNAM
Lacquer
Exotic Food
Streets of Saigon
Cyclo-Pousse

NEPAL
Katmandu

INDIA
Ladakh
South
Shrinagar
Calcutta
Varanasi

UNDERWATER   
Scorpion Fish
Lion Fish
Whale Shark
Moray Eel
Reef Scenes
Puffer Fish
Turtle
Manta
Spanish Dancer
Cephalopod
Anemone
Fish Behaviour

Humpbacked Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis Gibbosa

The scorpion has the ability to blend into its surroundings to ambush small prey. A diver can come pretty close without the fish moving.  To evade predation, the scorpion relies on its camouflage, stillness and the powerful toxin it can deliver from its visible dorsal spine..