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<\/a>It’s called a moon snail. Apparently, it uses it’s \u201cfoot\u201d to surround its’ shell and proceeds to move in that manner.<\/p><\/div>\n
While it was really fascinating to meet the biggest gastropod (snail) I’ve seen in my ENTIRE life, there were quite a few other sea creatures including crabs, a jelly fish, sea stars, and a clam shell.<\/p>\n
<\/a>There were a lot of crab shells. I decided to keep this one.<\/p><\/div>\n
In addition, there was a jelly fish! It was really squishy. Not much can compare to seeing a jelly up close.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, I didn’t get any pictures of the sea stars, but there were a a variety of colors including orange, purple, and brownish to blend in with the rocks.<\/p>\n Last, but not least, was the clam shell. At first, I thought, \u201cBig clam shell! Cool!\u201d Then after bringing the clam shell back to the lab and going about processing the cores, I noticed some movement. Turns out, there were barnacles on the shell. And, being filter feeders, the barnacles attempted to filter feed. (Doesn’t it look like a face?)<\/p>\n The “eyes” are the barnacles.<\/p><\/div>\n In the following weeks, I’m going to be getting DNA samples ready to be sent off and\u00a0 identified. Wish me luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These past couple of weeks, I have been amplifying and testing for the presence of DNA in sediment cores (long, cylindrical plastic tubes that get inserted into the substrate) that have been collected. In addition, I have moved on to … Continue reading <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>