ps_tiger
October 12th, 2004, 05:22 PM
Showing off some pictures I took while studying for marine bio. These are the compressed version from the website I've got them at, so they're a little smaller and lower quality, but whatev.
Pisaster ochraceus
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202846_6235.jpg
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202936_6938.jpg
Anthopleura elegantissima (these things are about the size of a quarter to ahalf dollar)
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202827_3200.jpg
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202828_5919.jpg
Metridium species (about the same size)
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202931_4180.jpg
Serpula vermicularis. This is a calcareous tube worm. It's actually a worm that makes a little tubey home for itself and then feeds by sticking its tentacles out. Cool, huh? This guy was maybe an inch long.
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202843_5593.jpg
OK, last one. Look, it's my froggie!!!!
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202810_5413.jpg
Pisaster ochraceus
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202846_6235.jpg
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202936_6938.jpg
Anthopleura elegantissima (these things are about the size of a quarter to ahalf dollar)
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202827_3200.jpg
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202828_5919.jpg
Metridium species (about the same size)
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202931_4180.jpg
Serpula vermicularis. This is a calcareous tube worm. It's actually a worm that makes a little tubey home for itself and then feeds by sticking its tentacles out. Cool, huh? This guy was maybe an inch long.
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202843_5593.jpg
OK, last one. Look, it's my froggie!!!!
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/bu/burncasper/202810_5413.jpg