| Day Two: | South Cove/Cape Arago |
We stepped on squishy things that turned out to be closed up sea anemones-oops |
The anemones were a brilliant green when open.
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Lynn went on and on about seaweed. There are lots of different kinds. Here she is examining a bull kelp, which is a kind of brown alga that grows up to 100 feet in length. Allyson and Caroline are diligently taking notes. Picture taken by Cami Idzerda. |
The picture above shows rockweed, a kind of brown alga. I didn't get a picture of the sea lettuce, a bright emerald green seaweed that is wickedly slippery to walk on. |
The tidepool sculpin - a teeny camoflaged fish. |
Ochre stars - the guide says purple or orange, hard surface, up to 10 inches wide. They were all over the place, hanging out on the sides and bottoms of rocks. Melissa couldn't resist, and picked up a sea star (see right). It had 6 arms, so we're guessing it is a Sunflower star, which the guide says has up to 24 arms, young have 6. |
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We saw tons and tons of finger limpets, including a bunch with little yellow labels. |
Shannon acquired a limpet. She had a great deal of trouble getting it off of her shoe. |