Tag: Echindoerms
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Tide Pooling Log: Cinque Terre, West Coast of Italy
The Mediterranean is known as non-tidal as the tides of the Atlantic just barely squeeze a little water through the straight of Gibraltar before moving on. But on our trip to Italy this month, I was determined to see some intertidal animals. After doing some research and asking helpful friends on iNaturalist, I found a…
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What are Echinoderms?
For the beginner tidepooler, one of the most exciting animals to find is the sea star: large, colorful, bizarre and beautiful. There are no terrestrial sea stars. Neither are there any freshwater sea stars. Only in the sea can you find one of these animals. The sea stars, and many other animals you will see…
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The Pacific Intertidal Keystone: Ochre Sea stars
Sea stars are a fan favorite, especially among children visiting the tide pools for a variety of reasons including size, color, and texture. In SoCal, it used to be that you were almost guaranteed to see an ochre sea star on a visit to the tide pools. Such is not the case anymore in our…
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