Red swimming crabs are a common sighting on many of Singapore’s shores, especially near reefs and coral rubble. They are especially active at night, are extremely fast in the water, and can be quite fierce! Don’t attempt to handle them! They give a good pinch!

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Did you know that Singapore waters is home to over 200 species of hard coral, more than 400 species of fish – including seahorses (yes, sometimes people forget it’s a fish!), at least 250 species of sponges, and more than 50 species of hermit crabs?!

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Did you know that there are sea turtles that call Singapore reefs home? They can be spotted feeding on our reefs in the day, or sleeping in a crevice during the night. They can hold their breath for up to 7 hours while resting or sleeping!

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Whoever said you shouldn’t go out at night obviously hasn’t been to Pulau Hantu! While there are many exciting encounters to be had in the daytime, the night is certainly when things get really interesting. Last week, Hantu Blog volunteer Susan Stephanie paid the creatures at Pulau Hantu a visit after sunset and was very […]

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Here’s a sneek peek at what Singapore reefs look like underwater. This short video presentation was put together for the National Museum of Singapore‘s exhibition about the Islands of Singapore that will be launched and open to the public in June 2014!

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The work of the Hantu Blog was recently featured on Green Footprints, a production by Media Corp TV‘s Channel U!

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A pair of reef cuttlefish in the shallow and murky waters of Singapore’s Kusu Island. These animals were in a coloration and posture that is less commonly observed. I wonder what they might have been up to. They were also really really huge. The biggest I’ve seen around here.

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During our dive at Pulau Hantu over the weekend, we were lucky to encounter a young pair of what we believe to be Brown-banded bamboo sharks Chiloscyllium punctatum. Four other species of bamboo shark have been recorded to occur in Singapore, the grey bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium griseum), Hasselt’s bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium hasselti), white-spotted bamboo shark […]

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What happens when a pair of female anemonefish meet?

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A Yellow-lipped sea krait scans the reef flats of Singapore’s Pulau Hantu for an opportune meal. The colubrine sea krait, banded sea krait or yellow–lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) is a species of sea snake found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters. [1] It is easily recognised by its yellow upper lip and black bands covering […]

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