Tag: Large Tide Pool Animals
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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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Giant Key Hole Limpet: The Simplest Animal in the Cancer Fight
Perhaps on the most interesting and bizarre of the larger animals a first time tide pooler might notice is the large-ish, fleshy, oval shape blob, often out of the water, with a hole straight in the center as if it had been drilled there. This alien creature is a what is commonly known as a…
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5 Kinds of Animals You Might See Tide Pooling in Hawai’i
The Hawai’ian Islands, isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, are known for paradise beaches, vibrant wildlife, and excellent snorkeling. But many don’t know that Hawai’i is also an excellent place for tide pooling. Although not nearly as popular as it is on the western coast of the US, tide pooling in Hawai’i yields…
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7 Tide Pool Animals Larger than 6 Inches
If you’ve spent much time on this blog before, you’re probably aware that lots of the animals in the tide pools are very, very small. Often requiring the use of a macro camera for identification, these tiny organisms excite avid tide poolers and marine scientists, but don’t usually do much to hold the attention of…
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