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Anemone attacking a jelly fish
Sea star anemone and sea urchins
The camouflage is very important in the oceans. Here’s a good example of it. It is a hermit crab, but he has an anemone on his shell. He placed the anemone there himself for camouflage and protection too. They both benefit from this relationship. Anemone gets a free ride. It calls symbiotic relationship.
People also should use some camouflage especially in sharks infested waters. Sharks tend to attack the ones in bright swimming suits.
Thanks for posting. Just amazing that so much life thrives in these small temporary pools of water. Maybe you can start a tide pool thread and study of of these creatures.
Thanks for posting. Just amazing that so much life thrives in these small temporary pools of water. Maybe you can start a tide pool thread and study of of these creatures.
Thank you for your respond. After nobody responded at my post for almost 24 hours, I believed nobody is interested in tide pools. Tide Pools are fascinating habitat, but it's a pity they slowly vanish.
Here are other small, but very interesting tide pool creatures – nudibranches. They are very colorful and very pretty.
emalvick
05-05-2005, 08:09 AM
I love your tide pool shots. They put the ones I posted the other day to shame. I guess the problem in California is the ocean is a bit too cold, so we don't get those nice tropical type creatures that your shots seem to show. I do think it would be nice to put together a nice tidepool thread.
The other day when I posted my pics of the tide pools I searched for a thread, but couldn't find any.
Keep posting if you have them. I hope I'll get to see more as time progresses, but right now most of the photos I have are basically different shots of sea anemones. That seems to be most common here... that and a lot of mussels, but they aren't too photogenic.
-Erik
I love your tide pool shots. They put the ones I posted the other day to shame. I guess the problem in California is the ocean is a bit too cold, so we don't get those nice tropical type creatures that your shots seem to show. I do think it would be nice to put together a nice tidepool thread.
The other day when I posted my pics of the tide pools I searched for a thread, but couldn't find any.
Keep posting if you have them. I hope I'll get to see more as time progresses, but right now most of the photos I have are basically different shots of sea anemones. That seems to be most common here... that and a lot of mussels, but they aren't too photogenic.
-Erik
Thank you, Erik.
All but 2 pictures were taken in California near San Francisco.
Anemone hermit crab was taken in Hawaii and second sea worm is from Kenya, but again all other pictures are not “tropical type creatures”, but our local Californians. For example, I saw here in California at least 10 different nudibranches and there are much more there. When I spotted the first nudibranch, I did not know what it was. I showed it to my husband and he said:”It is garbage.” Then “garbage” started to move. I’m spending hours and hours exploring tide pools and I pretty much know where and how to look for creatures. Still I know very little. The diversity of our California’s tide pools is absolutely surprising.
Most creatures use very good camouflage like, for example, this fish.
Thalas'shaya
05-05-2005, 08:47 AM
i love the tide pool shots. they're an opportunity to do underwater photography whilst above water... :) unfortunately, in texas, tide pools are more like puddles in the sand which have (at best) a jellyfish tentacle trapped in them. we've got a VERY flat, very SANDY coast. they have to transport hunks of rock from the middle of the state to make jetties and causeways and such. they drill holes in the rocks so that chains can be used to secure and move them. occasionally, these little holes will wind up with some barnacles growing inside, but that's about it! keep 'em coming, you pacific coasters!
i love the tide pool shots. they're an opportunity to do underwater photography whilst above water... :) unfortunately, in texas, tide pools are more like puddles in the sand which have (at best) a jellyfish tentacle trapped in them. we've got a VERY flat, very SANDY coast. they have to transport hunks of rock from the middle of the state to make jetties and causeways and such. they drill holes in the rocks so that chains can be used to secure and move them. occasionally, these little holes will wind up with some barnacles growing inside, but that's about it! keep 'em coming, you pacific coasters!
Thank you. We're blessed with tide pools here in California.
Here's a crab, with very furry legs.
emalvick
05-05-2005, 09:04 AM
Huh... I've spent hours and hours at tide pools over the years and have never been so lucky to see a lot of what you had seen. Perhaps I've been at the wrong pools. Although most of the time I am near S.F. as well.
I grew up always going to the tide pools out near Halfmoon Bay and lately look at a lot near Pt. Reyes and further north along the coast.
Never-the-less they are amazing. Last weekend was the first time I actually tried to take photos of them.
I was quite happy with the first shot I posted in the earlier thread:
http://dcresource.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1451&stc=1
I also had a couple of decent sea stars. This one below is different then the one I had posted before. Unfortunately, the pools where I was at last weekend weren't too spectacular from what I'm used to seeing. That and it was about an hour or so after low tide, so the best of the tools had already past at that location. I hope I get back to the ocean sometime soon... I love it there. I used to live on the central coast, but now I'm in Sacramento, and I just don't get over to the ocean very often.
Erik
Erik, your star fish is bat star fish.
The tide makes all the difference. Negative tide is the best, but sometimes one could find something interesting even if tide is not too low.
Here 2 more fishes and a very small baby abalone.
emalvick
05-05-2005, 09:29 AM
The day I was out, I was just after a negative low tide. I believe that at the time I was out, the tide was probably around negative. I think the lowest was a -3 ft.
I never see fish in the tidepools I'm at, but I also think part of the problem is I am in very shallow and small pools usually. It has been a while since I've been to a spot with larger and more active pools.
The abalone is neat. My girlfriend's father gathers those things up like crazy during abalone season. Nice shot.
-Erik
Here is an anemone in process of cloning. We only learning how to clone, but anemones do it for centuries. It elongates until one unit becomes 2 units
This fish believed tha safest place to be is my foot
emalvick
05-09-2005, 09:24 AM
Those are some great tide pool shots. They are some of the coolest places to see and look around in. They also make a natural place for some interesting photography.
That starfish shot you have is really cool as is the cloning shot of the anemone. I learn something new all the time... Makes me wonder how many times I've seen it but not really paid attention.
Erik
Next time you know, Erik. Have you ever seen anemones engaged in clone war?
The white tentacles are deadly stinging weapon. The other anemone must leave or it will die. It is a clone war. Anemones could clone, and different clones fight.
valleykayaker
12-30-2005, 12:24 AM
I really enjoy the tide pool pictures. I should start making it to the beach more often. I bought a book on this subject recently. It is "The Beachcomber's Guide to Seashore Life of California" by J. Duane Sept (ISBN 1550172514). It seems to have good info and suggestions of the best places to go. :) :)
A hermit crab explores my foot
I've never seen such crabs before
meillana
01-24-2006, 04:09 PM
very nice pics indeed. hope to share mine sometime soon.
tho haven't captured much marine life as you guys did.
very nice pics indeed. hope to share mine sometime soon.
tho haven't captured much marine life as you guys did.
Thank you, meillana.
Please share your pictures with us.
The shrimp that believed that the safest place to be is my foot
meillana
02-13-2006, 05:59 AM
not a closeup as most of the pics here are but a pano of a very large tidal pool....
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/meillana/Anvaya%20Cove/N1TidalPool1.jpg
meillana
02-13-2006, 05:59 AM
and a front view....
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/meillana/Anvaya%20Cove/N1TidalPool2.jpg
Nice pictures, Meillana.
Star fish that lost its legs and is in process of growing new ones.
a crab with algae growing from his body
I've never seen such anemone before
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