Scuba diving is a satisfying experience that anyone can engage in. You will get to see odd things underwater that you have not seen before. You may have seen some of those underwater marine life in the books but seeing them at close quarters and in their habitat  is different, underwater marine life is amazing. It’s like discovering a new kind of paradise underwater.

Among the outstanding things that scuba diving offers are magnificent growths of coral reefs which appear like the forests of the sea. In fact, these formations of coral reefs are just called just that “forests of the sea.” That’s because you get to see formations similar to trees. Many corals are branching and take different shapes as well as colors. Some just look like the canopy of a tree, such as coral colonies of branching corals that grow closely to form “tables”. This is the reason why they are called tabulate corals. They appear just like tables that one can actually sit on (Is that what a table is for?). See the extensive growth of tabulate coral of the genus Acropora below.

A colony of corals in tabulate form.

Many other types of corals can grow on other corals like this one making the whole coral reef ecosystem complex. The complex configuration of the coral reefs make it an ideal place for fishes to feed, grow and reproduce. Some fishes feed on the polyps which are responsible for these massive forms of coral colonies.

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Aside from the different forms of corals, there are many queer things when scuba diving. You will get to see golden squirts, colorfully-patterned mouths of clams, fishes of varying sizes and shapes, colorful slugs, stingrays, snakes (they don’t bite unless provoked), and hidden creatures that can only be discerned by looking closely or unwittingly touching them such as the flatfish. I did, and I was so unnerved when the sand moved as it escaped; without success because my buddy pursued it to serve as our food for dinner.

Scuba diving allows you to have a glimpse of nature underwater. You will get to appreciate the beauty of creation by just exploring the expanse of highly diverse underwater life near the coasts.