underside of horseshoe crab & red sponge, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.
Small Horseshoe Crab and fuzzy red sponge found washed up on Sanibel Island.
underside of horseshoe crab & red sponge
underside of horseshoe crab & red sponge, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.
Small Horseshoe Crab and fuzzy red sponge found washed up on Sanibel Island.
underside of Horseshoe Crab
underside of horseshoe crab, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.
Underside of a Horseshoe Crab found washed up on the beach in Sanibel Island. All of the Horseshoe Crabs that I have seen in Florida are much lighter in color than those that I have seen in the Northeast.
Snails on dead stump
Snails on dead stump - Lover's Key State Park, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.
Some type of Marine Snails clustered on a dead tree in the water at Lover's Key State Park.
Green Heron
Found fishing off a small boat near on San Carlos Island. These birds are very common in areas that have a lot of small bait fish and boats with ropes hanging low near the water.
Pair of Walking Sticks
Pair of walking sticks, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.
Two Striped Walking Stick
Anisomorpha buprestoides
Found this pair of walking sticks outside my front door in South Fort Myers. The female is the larger of the two. If you look closely you can see the male blending in on her back.
After researching the insects I discovered that these Walking Sticks can shoot a toxic substance at predators (and people with cameras). The secretion has been said to be very painful and cause swelling and irritation in the eye for several days.
"The pain in his left eye was immediately excruciating; being reported to be as severe as if it had been caused by molten lead." [ http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/walkingstick.htm ]
Lavender Sea Pork
Amaroucium stellatum
Found washed up on Sanibel Island. I've never found Sea Pork this color!
Found washed up on Sanibel Island. I've never found Sea Pork this color!
Orange Sea Pork
Sea Pork is a type of tunicate. It has the appearance and texture of rubber and can be found in many colors. It is sometimes mistaken for ambergris produced by sperm whales. Found on Sanibel Island.
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