Frogfish are one of the reef’s most specialized predators. By matching the texture and color of nearby sponges, it hides in plain sight and uses modified fins to reposition itself.

Frogfish are one of the reef’s most specialized predators. By matching the texture and color of nearby sponges, it hides in plain sight and uses modified fins to reposition itself.

A tiny orange frogfish hiding in plain sight. One of the strangest little ambush predators on the reef.
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Cracked Fields After Nakaboshi - The Water Comes Back #JapaneseRiceField #JapanNature - YouTube
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> Nakaboshi (mid-season drainage) is a Japanese rice farming method where fields are dried. After this period, water is reintroduced into the cracked soil to begin the next stage of rice cultivation.
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> The loud summer sound of Japanese cicadas.
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Nakaboshi - A Heron in the Drying Rice Field - A bird in nature #JapaneseRiceField #JapanNature - YouTube
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> In Japan, rice fields are temporarily drained in a process called nakaboshi (mid-season drainage) to strengthen roots and improve plant health.
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> #JapaneseRiceField #Heron #JapanNature #NatureShorts #BirdShorts
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> Video Info:
> Camera: iPhone 14 Pro
> Shooting date: 2025-07-23
> Tools: Final Cut Pro 11, FFmpeg