At 10:28 PM 10/30/2002 -0500, Krazy Kiwi wrote:
>Here, here! Your Shelly Beach dive in particular reminds me of certain dive
>spots off Cottesloe Beach here. There are some very unique portions on the
>reef that are one-offs .. not found anywhere else in that area in such
>large numbers. So you end up with areas known as the sea cucumber patch,
>the sea tulip patch, the sea pen patch, the Port Jackson breeding area, the
>sea hare mating patch (a weird sight indeed as they seem to enjoy the orgy
>on mass so you end up with a long line of these huge slimy things),

I had a professor at Ohio State University that studied the mating behavior
of sea hares.  Even in small aquaria they were quite
uninhibited.  Threesomes, foursomes, and more.  Made for quite the
interesting seminar.
-Mark