I apologize for the quality, he was booking it and kicking up some dust. Is this a scaly lithodid? It was one cool looking crab!
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And who is this guy?
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True, here's a partial list:Sergeant Pepper wrote:For those of you who didn't dive at Cove 2 last night, you missed out. We saw one heck of a cast of characters.
Fishstiq wrote:Sorry for hijacking the thread, but I could use a little help as well I.D.ing a critter and I didn't want to start a new thread... Pez spotted this little guy at the bottom of a small piling, about 25 fsw cove 2 on the boundary line. He (pez) didn't have his camera, and neither of us knew what it was, so I snapped a couple pics. Anyone?
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Oh, scientist can be silly, too. Here are some funny critters:Fishstiq wrote:Northern clingfish? you guys are pulling my leg, right? No way did some supercool edjumacated marine biologist scientist type name something "clingfish..." ](*,)
Penopolypants wrote:
Oh, scientist can be silly, too. Here are some funny critters:
Ba Humbugi (endodontoid snail) from Mba island, Fiji.
Eubetia Bigaulae (tortricid moth, pronounced You betcha, by golly)
Pieza Kake, Pieza Pi, Pieza Rhea (mythicomyiid flies) Piece of Cake, Piece of Pie, Pizzaria
Strategus Longichomperus (Honduran scarab with elongated mandibles)
Foadia Pakaluk, (beetle) FOAD is an acronym for "F*** Off and Die."
There are also insects named for Gary Larson, Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Harrison Ford, Jerry Garcia, and Carmen Electra.
Oh, and a species of rabbit named after Hugh Hefner. Ahem.
Now THAT is something that I didn't know! I would imagine that passing a stack of limpits would be a bit...ahem..."troublesome"! If I ever see something like that on the bottom at least I'll know what it is!Greg Jensen wrote:As juveniles they feed on things like small crustaceans, but as they mature they develop specialized, wedgelike teeth that they use to pop off and eat limpets. These are swallowed whole, and as limpet shells stack together nicely, they pile up in the GI tract until they are finally pooped out. As you can imagine, passing a stack of limpet shells is probably a bit hard on the rear end, so they coat the whole mess with a very thick layer of mucus.
Amen! ...another one of the BUNCH...John Rawlings wrote:Thanks, Greg! Please keep tid-bits like this coming! There's a BUNCH of us "critter-folk" here that are fascinated by such things.Greg Jensen wrote:As juveniles they feed on things like small crustaceans, but as they mature they develop specialized, wedgelike teeth that they use to pop off and eat limpets. These are swallowed whole, and as limpet shells stack together nicely, they pile up in the GI tract until they are finally pooped out. As you can imagine, passing a stack of limpet shells is probably a bit hard on the rear end, so they coat the whole mess with a very thick layer of mucus.
- John
So this is the fish equivalent of a high fiber diet?Greg Jensen wrote:These are swallowed whole, and as limpet shells stack together nicely, they pile up in the GI tract until they are finally pooped out. As you can imagine, passing a stack of limpet shells is probably a bit hard on the rear end, so they coat the whole mess with a very thick layer of mucus.