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Pacific Hairy Hermit Crab (Pagurus hirsutiusculus)Observer
jlangshawDescription
A lot of the hermit crabs here are in dire need of bigger shells. Ive seen a bunch just like this guy. He fell right out of his undersized shell when i picked him up
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Suborder ZoarcoideiObserver
jlangshawDescription
Anguilliform fish. Found under rock in puddle on muddy lagoon shore. Many neighbors under same rock, and other nearby rocks.
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Purple Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus nudus)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Crab. Found under rock on gravely shoreline. Purpleish carapace. White claws. Foamed profusely at the mouth while being held.
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Plate Limpet (Lottia scutum)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Limpet with stripe patterning. Found alone on rocky shoreline in small tidepool. Next to development.
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Rockweed Isopod (Pentidotea wosnesenskii)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Big green isopod. 1.5 inch length. Lagoon shore under rock
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Mossy Chiton (Mopalia muscosa)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Chiton. Large mantle with fuzzy appearance. Stuck to underside of rock at muddy lagoon shore. 1.5 inch length
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Symmetrical Sessile Barnacles (Order Balanomorpha)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Barnacles on the top of a rock on a gravely shoreline. About 1cm across.
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Giant Plumose Anemone (Metridium farcimen)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Big white anemones attached to the side and underneath the floating dock. About 8-24 imch stalks.
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Aggregating Anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Two species in this picture. Observed in shaded tidepool in rocky intertidal.
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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Popeye, the famous harbor seal of Friday Harbor. Female. Only has one (maybe) good eye.
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Group of pigeons on a sign at the docks
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Thatched Barnacle (Semibalanus cariosus)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Huge barnacles. Over an inch diameter
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Genus MopaliaObserver
jlangshawDescription
See center of frame. Chiton. In tidepool tucked into rocked edge.
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Rockweed Isopod (Pentidotea wosnesenskii)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Big isopod. Army green, large antennae, about an inch long. 9 plates.
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Genus NucellaObserver
jlangshawDescription
Snail found next to tidepool (but not in). Obvious siphonal canal in aperture.
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Braun's Giant Horsetail (Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Another abundant plant on seaside hill
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Braun's Giant Horsetail (Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii)Observer
jlangshawDescription
Plant. About 8 inches tall. Single unbranching stem. Grew in abundance on steep seaside hill.
