Independence Day at Alki Beach

The day dawned cloudy and cool.....a change from the sun and heat of the last week.  A perfect day for the intertidal...except it wasn't such a great low tide...better this weekend.  Nevertheless there is always something interesting to see...low tide or not.  Today was no different; lots of flat worm sex and egg laying,
Purple Sea Star eating a chiton, Shaggy Mouse Nudibranch attacking Aggregate Anemone, and a female
Rockweed Isopod with lots of young clinging on, but about ready to head off on their own.  Not bad for a not so hot low tide.
Enjoy the Holiday!

Flatworm eggs

Flatworm

Oregon Pill Bugs and Rockweed Isopod

Flatworms laying eggs

Purple Sea Star sieve plate

Purple Sea Star on chiton

Purple Sea Star eating chiton

Rockweed Isopod female with young

Rockweed Isopod female with young

Rockweed Isopod female with young

Shaggy Mouse Nudibranch

Shaggy Mouse attacking Aggregate Anemone

Shaggy Mouse attacks Aggregate Anemone

Shaggy Mouse attacks Aggregate Anemone