There's a lot of red in the intertidal zone, along with pinks and oranges and golds at that end of the color spectrum. Sometimes it's fun to scan across different species to see the color similarities. Here's a little tour from a recent outing:
Fish eggs
Aldisa sanguinea (nudibranch)
Peanut worm (Themiste sp.) tentacles
Clam siphons
Veiled Chiton (Placiphorella velata) in hunting position
Juvenile Red Sea Urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
Wow, Jackie! You've outdone yourself, colorwise, today. All those eggs are shining like Mardi Gras beads. (And how did you get such a great assortment of them? What different species, or are they just at different stages of ripeness?)
ReplyDeleteExcellent photos, all.
Thanks for bringing some interest and brightness to these gray days. ~~ Vishnu
Hi, Vishnu!
ReplyDeleteI like the comparison to Mardi Gras beads!
I have the same questions about the fish eggs -- different species? different individuals? different ages of maturity? I don't know the answers, but it's fun to wonder about!
:) Jackie