We followed it and eventually found what was responsible, but I thought I'd give you a chance to guess.
If you need some sense of scale, the width of the pattern (measured across the markings from top to bottom) is ~3.5 cm (~1.5 inches).
The answer will be revealed tomorrow night!
I was thinking a fish, perhaps an eel. Otherwise a lizard.
ReplyDeleteUncle!!
BTW I've been checking in from time to time, to this amazing blog for a few months. Thank you!
I'm always so intrigued by these kinds of patterns in the sand, Jackie. Hmmm - too wide for a toe-dragging caterpillar or insect. We need a field guide for tracks of inverts! Anxious to see what you found at the end
ReplyDeleteI was thinking beetle, but the drag marks didn't compute. How about dragonfly larva?
ReplyDeleteHi, all,
ReplyDeleteGood guesses! Not sure how much I should reveal at this time? ;) It is a terrestrial invertebrate. And here's another hint that might or might not help: The sighting was coincident with rain.
More later!
:) Jackie