Claudio Contreras / French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) with a Smallmouth Grunt (Haemulon chrysargyreum) and Blade Fire Coral (Millepora complanata). Cancun National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico.

Juergen Freund / Coleman shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) on a Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) Moluccas Islands, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Zebra / Adam's urchin crab with eggs (Zebrida adamsii) on Fire sea urchin (Mespilia globulus), Komodo NP, Indonesia, Indo-pacific.

Juergen Freund / Carrier / Sea urchin crab (Dorippe frascone) carrying a fire urchin as a deterrent to predators. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Bladed Fire Coral (Millepora Complanata) causes sting on contact, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize

Georgette Douwma / False fire urchin (Astropyga radiata) grouped on sandy bottom. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Lyretail anthias / Goldies (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) female with fire coral, Red Sea, Egypt

Jeff Rotman / Crinoid holds onto fire coral while feeding at night. Red Sea

Georgette Douwma / Fire coral (Millepora dichotoma). Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Red Sea bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius) sheltering behind fire coral (Millepora dichotoma). Egypt, Red Sea. Species endemic to the Redsea.

Pete Oxford / Blade Fire Coral (Millepora complanata) Coral Reef Island, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize

Christian Ziegler / Fire Coral (Millepora alcicornis) growing directly beneath Red Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), Bastimentos Marine National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Fire Coral (Millepora alcicornis) growing directly beneath Red Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), Bastimentos Marine National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Fire Coral (Millepora alcicornis) growing directly beneath Red Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), Bastimentos Marine National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama

Juergen Freund / A casserole of rice cooking over charcoal on a terracotta cooker. Green Island, Palawan, Philippines, April 2009.

Juergen Freund / Traditional salt making - brine is boiled in a large open pan over fire of palm fronds for 8hrs, East Timor, August 2010.

Juergen Freund / Traditional salt making - brine is boiled in a large open pan over fire of palm fronds for 8hrs, East Timor, August 2010.

Juergen Freund / Timorese man with salt for sale, made by boiling brine in open pan for 8hrs over fire of palm fronds, East Timor, August 2010.

Juergen Freund / Traditional salt making - brine is boiled in a large open pan over fire of palm fronds for 8hrs, East Timor, August 2010.

Juergen Freund / Slash and burn deforestation on Palawan island, Philippines, April 2010. A growing population of migrants to Palawan has made slash-and-burn farming a widespread practice. It involves chopping down fo...

Juergen Freund / Dried acropora / branching corals (Acropora) on the beach. This is collected and dried and fired to extract the lime for betel nut chewing. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010.

Juergen Freund / Carrier / Sea urchin crab (Dorippe frascone) carrying a fire urchin as a deterrent to predators. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Rinda Melsen cooks crispy sweet potatoes and yam cooked with hot stones from a traditional motu stone oven. Onma Lodge, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Rinda Melsen cooks crispy sweet potatoes and yam cooked with hot stones in a traditional motu stone oven. Onma Lodge, Kolombangara, Western Province, Solomon Islands, July 2010.

Jeff Rotman / Ramified fire coral {Millepora tenella} Red Sea

Pete Oxford / Fire Coral (Millepora alcicornis) with fine hairs that contain nematocysts which sting on contact, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize

Georgette Douwma / Fire urchin (Asthenosoma ijimai) with venomous spines that are able to inflict painful stings. Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Fire urchin (Asthenosoma ijimai) with venomous spines that are able to inflict painful stings. Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Lyretail anthias or Goldies (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) female with fire coral. Red Sea, Egypt.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / False fire urchin (Astropyga radiata) grouped on sandy bottom. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Freckled hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) perched on Fire coral (Millepora dichotoma) Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Sea urchin cardinalfish (Siphamia versicolor) sheltering amongst the spines of the venomous Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Rinca, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Sea urchin cardinalfish (Siphamia versicolor) sheltering amongst the spines of the venomous Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Rinca, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) next to soft coral on reef. It has venom-tipped spines and can inflict a painful sting when handled. Rinca, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Parasitic urchin snail (Luetzenia asthenosomae) on Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) laying eggs. Bali, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Adam's urchin crab (Zebrida adamsii) on Fire urchin (Asthonosoma varium), Rinca, Indonesia

Georgette Douwma / Adam's urchin crab (Zebrida adamsii) on Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium), Rinca, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) female preparing to lay egg in branching fire coral. Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Two Adam's urchin crabs (Zebrida adamsii) on Fire urchin (Asthonosoma varium), Rinca, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) female preparing to lay eggs in branching fire coral. Komodo, Indonesia. (Digital capture).

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) female laying egg in branching fire coral, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Reef view with soft corals, fire coral (hydroids), Parrotfish {Scarus sp} and Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) Indo-pacific

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Blackbelted cardinalfish (Archamia zosterophora), large numbers sheltering in branching fire coral. North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Fluted giant clam (Tridacna squamosa) and Fire coral (Millepora sp.), Red Sea, Egypt.

Jeff Rotman / Ramified Fire Coral (Millepora tenella) close-up showing signs of bleaching. Egypt, Red Sea.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus). Female depositing egg in branching fire coral. Borneo, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus). Female depositing egg in branching fire coral. Borneo, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus). Female depositing egg in branching fire coral, with two rival males warning each other off, ready to take posession of the female when she has finished laying h...

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus). Female depositing egg in branching fire coral. Borneo, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Featherstar in Fan coral {Milleporidaae} Indo-Pacific

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Fire-bellied Snake (Leimadophis epinephalus) harmless mimic of coral snake, defensive display, cloud forest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Fire-bellied Snake (Leimadophis epinephalus) harmless mimic of Coral Snake, defensive display, cloud forest, Costa Rica

Chris Newbert / Fire Goby (Nemateleotris magnifica) pair, underwater, Fiji

Norbert Wu / Fire Coral (Millepora alcicornis) a hydrocoral, stings fiercely on contact, Caribbean

Norbert Wu / Fire Coral (Millepora alcicornis) stings fiercely, takes many shapes- note stinging bristles, Caribbean

Norbert Wu / Fire Coral (Millepora alcicornis) stings fiercely, takes many shapes- note stinging bristles, Caribbean

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Masked pufferfish amongst fire coral {Arothron diadematus} Red Sea

Francis Abbott / Close up of Fire coral {Milleporidae family} Yap Island, Palau

Angelo Giampiccolo / Colony of tube sponges, with a sea fan (left) and some fire coral. Belize Cayes, Caribbean.

Roberto Rinaldi / Shoal of fish with fire coral (Millepora sp) and anthias coral, Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Shoal of fish with fire coral (Millepora sp) and anthias coral, Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia.

Christian Ziegler / Bladed Fire Coral (Millepora complanata) on reef, Bastimentos Marine National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Fire Coral (Millepora alcicornis) growing directly beneath Red Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), Bastimentos Marine National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama

Juergen Freund / Fire worm on sponge {Hermodice carunculata} Caribbean Sea

Carine Schrurs / Sea urchin (Coleman) shrimp pair in Fire urchin host. Anilao Batangas Philippines