Some images of action on the beach and other things....new images added 5-1-13
Dungeness Crabs mating |
Slimy Snailfish - little known of natural history - species believed to have been seen at Alki on 4-28-13 by Linda Peters |
Mating of Frilled Whelks - both males and females have a penis but it's unknown why females have one. |
Female Frilled Whelk laying eggs |
Frilled Whelk egg capsules with newly hatched whelks at bottom |
Gravid Tidepool Sculpin |
Gravid Tidepool Sculpin |
Amorous Kelp Crabs |
Spotted Bubble Shell snail with egg capsule |
Unidentified segmented worm feeding on egg mass of Spotted Bubble Shell snail |
Red Rock Crab with eggs |
Sunflower Star interrupted in middle of lunch on Moon Snail - note; stomach of seastar outside of mouth . |
Sunflower Star feeding on Red Rock Crab |
Witches Hair seaweed - contains sulfuric acid....not good for seaweed soup |
Siphon of Butter Clam |
Horse Clam siphon |
Bonaparte's Gulls Spring arrival |
Dunlin moving north |
Northern Kelp Crab with eggs |
Shaggy Mouse sea slug feeding on Aggregate Anemone |
Purple Sea Star feeding on Thatched Barnacles |
Purple Sea Star removed from barnacles on lower right on which it was feeding, note stomach hanging out of sea stars mouth |
Siphon of Moon Snail poking above surface for air |
Frilled Whelks feeding(?) on Shaggy Mouse sea slug eggs |
I'm looking to identify some gelatinous cups my family found on the beach in Crescent City this past mid March. How can I submit my photo?
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