Flashy, Exotic Sea Creature? Alien Life Form?

Nope, just a plant; a VERY well known plant. This is what you get when you plunge your macro lens into the center of a blooming Poinsettia.
(Note: Gave this a small crop)

[Mike Schwandner]

fantastic shot =)

[Maddy Kangas]

Woah! That's pretty neat! Great shot!!

[karenann]

This is fantastic . . never knew that the center looked like this. Beautiful.

[Cindy Rez]

Nice shot..its blooming perfect!

[Mike Warren]

Fantastic shot and macro. I though it was plastic frog toys :-)

[Anoeska van Rijsbergen]

ha, ha, it could be an alien indeed! Very nice! I love the colors and the creative idea!

[Hudd]

Wonderful colours, I really could not think what it/they might be!

[Ulpi]

Love the colors Leslie!

[Leslie Manna]

@bk12racing Much appreciated Mike...........Take care, Les

[Leslie Manna]

@ulpiphotos Hi Hi Hi! Great to see you Ulpi! Thank you for stopping by and commenting (sorry,but I'm a bit behind in my viewing.)
A good New Year to you and yours, Les

[Leslie Manna]

@anoeska Thanks so much Anoeska.......Be very well, Les

[Leslie Manna]

@13mkangas Hello maddy.........A new face; cool! Thank you for stopping by. I took a quick look through your "365" and you've got a nice start; be seeing you. And a good New Year to you, Les

[Leslie Manna]

@karenann Much appreciated Karenann, Hope your week gets of to a great start, Les x

[Leslie Manna]

@cindyrez Hi Cindy......Yeah, a new face; always exciting. thanks very much for taking time to comment. I've taken a quick breeze through your "365" and there's a lot to like, especially the shore photos. I'll be seeing you, and a good New year to you, Les

[Leslie Manna]

@mwarren365 Hee Hee Ha Ha Toy frogs; fooled ya. :-D Hope your week gets off to a great start Mike, Les

[Leslie Manna]

@hudd Thanks so much Hudd...........The colors are so vivid in part because a Poinsettia is actually a tropical plant, and therefore a bit exotic. Hope you week starts off great, Les

[Nicole Campbell]

What an interesting photo. This is a superb macro shot Les. x

[Netkonnexion]

Wow! Way cool!

[lesley allen]

Fantastic macro Les, such vibrant colours, it certainly does look 'alien' like, great idea.