tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post7489946327936122295..comments2023-06-17T09:14:17.021-05:00Comments on Inkfish: 12 Things I Found Exploring the California Seafloor (and You Can Too)Elizabeth Prestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991219617456983242noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post-58212739301091848742013-08-19T10:07:43.422-05:002013-08-19T10:07:43.422-05:00*shudder**shudder*Elizabeth Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991219617456983242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post-26404879698346463022013-08-19T09:31:36.344-05:002013-08-19T09:31:36.344-05:00The orange multi-armed one is a sunflower star, Py...The orange multi-armed one is a sunflower star, Pycnopodia helianthoides. These impressive creatures are the fast and greedy and have up to 24 arms the better to grab you with.stupidname4myselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254548926151305124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post-18503962271184059452013-08-18T17:42:20.775-05:002013-08-18T17:42:20.775-05:00Thanks, Carina! I love that people are reading who...Thanks, Carina! I love that people are reading who can actually tell me what these species are. (Although there have been no takers yet on the orange fellow with all the arms...)<br /><br />I've tried Seafloor Explorer and found the gravel-to-actual-animals ratio a little too much for me. I do love Snapshot Serengeti, though.Elizabeth Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991219617456983242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post-65372415990934229292013-08-18T09:02:13.674-05:002013-08-18T09:02:13.674-05:00The "cauliflower trees" look like "...The "cauliflower trees" look like "Plumose Anemones" (Metridium senile). ;)<br /><br />And I agree with Jack, that the thing in the last photo looks like a "mermaid's purse".<br /><br />If you think this is cool, you might want to take part in the citizen science project "Seafloor Explorer" http://www.seafloorexplorer.org/<br />It's pretty much looking at photos of the seafloor and identifying how many critters you can spot (don't worry the tutorial teaches you to ID the animals).<br /><br />Careful though, 'cause it is a bit addictive. ;)<br /><br />Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14634592649683951711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post-19289366558403185642013-08-17T09:03:28.476-05:002013-08-17T09:03:28.476-05:00Ah cool--thanks, Jack!Ah cool--thanks, Jack!Elizabeth Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991219617456983242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071357103312480367.post-68876293196013993292013-08-17T07:02:37.450-05:002013-08-17T07:02:37.450-05:00The last one looks like a "mermaids purse&quo...The last one looks like a "mermaids purse" - the egg case of various shark and skate species.Jack Aidleynoreply@blogger.com