Saturday, April 4, 2009

Photohunter: Stripes




I really love hanging out in the tidepools. You can always find such interesting things if you are willing to poke around and not afraid of getting pinched.

This is a striped shore crab, and I found him under a rock in the mid-intertidal zone. They like to eat algae and are generally eaten by gulls. They are pretty common, but I really like the colors on them.

5 comments:

feefifoto said...

Eaten by gulls??!! Oh no -- what a fate for such a cute little creature.

jams o donnell said...

What a beauty. I love looking in tide pools but I don't have a marine biologist's eye. Happy weekend

srp said...

They are lovely creatures. Salt and brine become them. I really should see if we have any good tide pools here in Virginia Beach. Great shot! My stripes are here.

Leslie said...

Oh my - that takes me back - tide pools are such fun!

Tokenhippygirl said...

Wow... What a fantastic little creature. Really great shot for the theme this week!