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Friday, February 24, 2006

Plunger Creatures?


I'm thinking this is the toughest sea creature mystery ever. This is a very important part of the life of a sea creature that is common along the northeastern Pacific shore. People who first see this on the beach think it looks like a plunger. It is smooth and rubbery to the touch. It is never completely round, always a partly completed circle. It is about as big around as, maybe two CDs. I found this one on a pebble beach, but they are usually found in sandy beaches.

posted by Mrs. Newton @ 2/24/2006   7 comments

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Mystery Creature #4


Here is a tough mystery. This creature was photographed by my wife after she had been stung by the main food of this small, but incredibly beautiful creature. It usually lives far out at sea. The photo was taken in shallow water, over coarse sand just after a storm blew lots of its prey in close to shore. This animal gets its color from its prey. It is a relative of the triton trumpet, so is yet another animal with no backbone.
Your friend,
Ron

posted by Mrs. Newton @ 2/22/2006   5 comments