Hey everyone!
Today we had another early morning, which consisted of scavenging the soft bottom intertidal of Cholla bay, to find any kind of cool organism. To our luck we started off by finding cool shells and small fish but as the day progressed and our determination grew, we began to find bigger and better organisms; such as Fitch octopus, sea stars, flatworms, eels and even a cone snail. The octopus were pretty cool to find because they actually find two shells and pull them together to create a safe haven for their young. Chelsea, Audrey and I decided to venture off on our own, and to our surprise we found a cone snail! ( which can be one of the most deadly snails in the ocean and has a proboscis which shoots out a harpoon to kill their prey) and it was the size of our hands, it was awesome day to say the least. Tomorrow we are getting up bright and early to go out to bird island, so I am so excited to swim with the sea lions!
Write more tomorrow!
Shelby
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| Female Fitch's octopus with babies (the 2 dark spots on the lower shell) |
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