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Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 8:21 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 7:14 am
by Tidepool Geek
Hi Jan,
Terrific photos as always: Thanks & keep up the good work!
I don't know why but, no matter how many times I see it happening, I'm always surprised at how many things eat jellyfish.
Rockweed trivia: I've been told that the slimy stuff found in the rockweed's floats is essentially the same as aloe vera.
On the Olympic Peninsula it seems that Six-Rays were somewhat less affected by SSWD than most of the larger species; I can't back this up with hard data but my sense is of a 50% mortality as opposed to 80%. As an aside, after a few years of being SSWD free, we've lost 3 or 4 stars over the last few months at the Feiro Center.
Fannishly yours,
Alex
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:33 pm
by Jan K
Tidepool Geek wrote:
On the Olympic Peninsula it seems that Six-Rays were somewhat less affected by SSWD than most of the larger species; I can't back this up with hard data but my sense is of a 50% mortality as opposed to 80%. As an aside, after a few years of being SSWD free, we've lost 3 or 4 stars over the last few months at the Feiro Center. Alex
The Six-Rays fared very well during the big die-off, overall, they are doing still well at Skyline.
However, I dived Langley yesterday and the Mottled and Ochre stars are starting to waste into piles of white globs again in large numbers :(
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:36 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:11 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 1:34 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:05 am
by Jan K
Puget Sound King Crab. Smallest I have ever seen.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:28 am
by ScubaJess
WOW Super Cute!!!!!!!!!! I'd love to see one that small. Great work as always Jan!!!!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:01 pm
by Greg Jensen
The reduced last pair of legs in a king crab is a holdover from their hermit crab ancestry, and they are specialized for cleaning the gills and (in the case of the males) for transferring sperm to females when mating. It is likely that females use them to help keep their eggs clean.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:44 pm
by Gdog
Very very cool!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 6:24 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 3:41 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 6:36 pm
by Greg Jensen
Wolf eels do have bones- as do the true eels
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:06 pm
by Jan K
Thanks Greg.
I learned some time ago, that lot of information about marine life on internet is not either updated, or wrong. (surprise). Even from reputable sources. So I appreciate when experts chime in and set the record straight. Hopefully, we can then all learn.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 8:28 am
by Jan K
Deception Pass. Friday 27th. In spite of some interesting currents which refused to follow the prediction tables, the marine life there moves on. Scalyhead sculpin hides in Funnel sponge and male Kelp greenlings are guarding egg clusters.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:24 pm
by Jan K
Saturday 28, Fourteen divers descended to Little North Beach to dive the Deception Pass before the access gate closes for the season on November 1st ... OK friends, see you around, maybe at Keystone ?
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:11 pm
by H20doctor
Thank my friend for a Great Day of diving !! And getting to share the Day Together doing what we love
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 12:14 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 8:26 am
by Jan K
Happy SlugO'ween ...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 9:04 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:05 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 8:37 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:31 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:06 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 3:05 pm
by Jan K