Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Critters of the Tide Pool

A couple of weekends ago, Brad and I went tide pooling in Golden Cove. (The same cove Brad rescued the man who fell into the ocean.) I love tide pooling and searching for the tide pool critters. It's so amazing how well the animals hide and adapt to live in an environment that is always changing. The coastline Can you find the sea anemones and purple sea urchins? Sea anemone between the rocks A very large limpet (snail) The shell closest to the bottom has a hermit crab in it, the other shell is a snail. The purple sea urchin holds onto shells, algae, and other debris for protection. Sheephead (fish) love to eat purple sea urchins. A sea hare, a snail without a shell

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