woody with a view - 5-23-2010 at 04:57 PM
as seen in LA Bay....
irenemm - 5-23-2010 at 09:45 PM
woody, that is so cool. How did you find it?
it looks awesome. anyone ever see that before?
thanks for sharing
woody with a view - 5-24-2010 at 06:20 AM
i found him as i was walking out of the water from a swim. the tide was very low and it was about 1 foot deep. i just noticed his shape more than
color against all of the round cobblestones and when i picked it up he had a passenger.
Mexitron - 5-24-2010 at 07:55 AM
Cool!
DianaT - 5-24-2010 at 08:09 AM
This is great----good pic
shari - 5-24-2010 at 08:44 AM
I wonder if he is eating that poor little brittle star??
woody with a view - 5-24-2010 at 04:43 PM
the little guy didn't like being out of the water. it was moving noticeably
but i didn't consider it was being eaten....
irenemm - 5-25-2010 at 12:27 AM
that is pretty amazing
Shari are you a marine biologist? i though i read that on your page. what to they eat? how long can they stay out of water? I can google this but I am
sure i will get a better answer here.
thank all
really awesome eye you have woody
shari - 5-25-2010 at 07:19 AM
Nope, not a marine biologist...was never good enough at math!!
I studied whale
behavior and am a naturalist...(nude sunbather!!!:bounce
...kidding...it's just
that that brittle star is very close to the big guys mouth!!!
Ken Bondy - 5-25-2010 at 07:26 AM
Good eye Woody!! I don't think the brittle star is being eaten. When brittle stars congregate, normally in the spring, they get on EVERYTHING. Here
they are on a red starfish and an anemone:
shari - 5-25-2010 at 07:33 AM
another thought is that the brittle is just getting the leftovers??? cleaning up the crumbs??
DianaT - 5-25-2010 at 08:14 AM
Maybe the brittle star just climbed aboard for a free ride ? You should have asked them, Woody. 
Ken,
I sure miss seeing your wonderful underwater photos----you have not posted any for a while-----and it is so great to see a part of the world that many
of us never see!
irenemm - 5-25-2010 at 10:02 AM
thanks everyone.
what a learning lesson
the pictures are so awesome. just beautiful the colors are really something
thanks again.