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    • Arthropods – “Jointed Legs”
      • Barnacles
        • Acorn Barnacle
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      • Crabs
        • Black-Clawed Shore Crab
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      • Shrimp, Isopods and Amphipods
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    • Cnidaria
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        • Lion’s Mane Jelly
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    • Echinoderms
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        • Orange Sea Cucumber
        • Stiff Footed Sea Cucumber
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        • Eccentric Sand Dollar
    • Eggs on the Beach!
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      • Plainfin Midshipman
      • Tidepool Sculpin
    • Marine Worms
      • Northern Feather Duster Worms
      • Red Ribbon Worm
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    • Mollusks
      • Abalone, Limpet, Snails
        • Black Turban Snail
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      • Bivalves
        • Nuttall’s Cockle
        • Pacific Blue Mussel
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      • Chitons
        • Black Katy Chiton
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        • Mossy Chiton
        • Unidentified Chiton
      • Sea Slugs
        • Barnacle Eating Dorid
        • Opalescent Nudibranch
        • Sea Lemon
        • Shaggy Mouse Nudibranch
        • Striped Nudibranch
  • Where to Find Birds in Kitsap County
  • Wonder Watch – Early Summer

My Secret Life of Plankton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFQ_fO2D7f0&vl=en

Why are So Many Sea Stars Dying?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPSFdjvES_Y

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Category: Invertebrates

Snapshot – Northern Kelp Crab
Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Marine Plants and Algae, Snapshot, tide pool

Snapshot – Northern Kelp Crab

Shine Tidelands, WA – When it comes to observing intertidal marine life, there is nothing like a good low tide.  … Continue reading Snapshot – Northern Kelp Crab

Shape-Changing Sea Cucumbers
Echinoderms, Invertebrates, Sea Cucumbers

Shape-Changing Sea Cucumbers

Rockaway Beach, Bainbridge Island, WA – It was just one bright flash of orange thinly veiled by buoyant seaweed rising … Continue reading Shape-Changing Sea Cucumbers

Aggregating Anemones
Anemones, Invertebrates, Marine Plants and Algae

Aggregating Anemones

Hansville, WA – When walking the beaches of the intertidal zone, I often feel like I’m stepping on someone… or … Continue reading Aggregating Anemones

Dancing with the Stars
Echinoderms, Invertebrates, Sea Stars

Dancing with the Stars

Hood Canal, Washington – Of all of the fascinating creatures who inhabit our Salish Sea intertidal zones, few are as … Continue reading Dancing with the Stars

Shaggy Wonders
Invertebrates, Nudibranchs

Shaggy Wonders

Bremerton, WA –  Salish Sea beaches can seem inhospitable… with cold, uneven rock, slippery slimy seaweed, and unidentified blobs of … Continue reading Shaggy Wonders

It’s SuperSnail!
Invertebrates, Mollusks, Snails, Spring, Summer

It’s SuperSnail!

Poulsbo WA – Along the mud flat shores of the Salish Sea, it is not unusual to encounter the large … Continue reading It’s SuperSnail!

Limpet Legends
Invertebrates, Mollusks, Snails

Limpet Legends

 Lofoten Islands, Norway – I felt like I had traveled across time and space to the rugged land of my … Continue reading Limpet Legends

Barnacle Castles
Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Plankton

Barnacle Castles

Poulsbo, WA – This time of year, we love to take advantage of the daily low tides, a time when … Continue reading Barnacle Castles

This is Crab Country!
Crabs, Crustaceans, Invertebrates

This is Crab Country!

Poulsbo, WA – A trip to the shore in Kitsap County would not be complete without an encounter with some … Continue reading This is Crab Country!

A Smack of Jellyfish
Invertebrates, Jellyfish, Summer

A Smack of Jellyfish

Vancouver Island, British Columbia – As I stood motionless over an enormous blob of amber jelly, a woman cautiously approached … Continue reading A Smack of Jellyfish

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