Marine Biologist and PhD student Daniel Stoupin has made an amazing time-lapse video of the Great Barrier Reef's sponges and corals under high magnification, showing a world of color and shapes that highlights the biodiversity of the largest coral reef ecosystem in the world. The actual footage was comprised of 150,000 shots stitched together to create a video just over 3 minutes long, and required over 9 months of preparation and testing to finalize. Within the video, you can see the "slow life" of these underwater creatures revealed in high-magnification, moving and undulating within their natural habitat.

To learn more about how Daniel Stoupin made this incredible video and the technical equipment used, visit his blog.

Consisting of nearly 10% of the world's coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef off the Australian coast is the largest coral reef ecosystem on the planet. But the future of this environment is threatened and needs our support. To make a donation to help protect the reef, visit the Australian Marine Conservation Society

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