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From Cabo to Canada, what am I?
common names accepted..
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Common name is a spanish shawl.
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Nudibranch
Yer all correct,a Nudibranch called:
Heterocentron elegans
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can you eat those?
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not unless..
you desparate An average specimen is only 1-2 inches long. They are beautiful to watch swim. Almost like a shawl floating through the water, gently
flapping it's whole body.
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They are toxic to fish, which is why they are commonly seen right out in the open. The bright coloration is thought to be a warning - "don't eat me
or you'll be sorry". However they are preyed on by other nudibranchs. Interesting code of conduct in the ocean! I don't know if anyone has
determined if they are toxic to humans. But who would want to eat one? 
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Ken Bondy
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Actually the scientific name for the spanish shawl nudibranch you showed sharks is "Flabellina iodinea". The "spanish dancer" is a much larger
tropical nudibranch which "swims" by undulating its body. I have never seen a spanish shawl "swimming".
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[Edited on 4-6-2005 by Ken Bondy]
[Edited on 4-6-2005 by Ken Bondy]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
...but I would hate it nevertheless, it is butt ugly. |
Take that back, Pompano! Bite your tongue! They are among the most beautiful creatures in the world.
[Edited on 4-7-2005 by Ken Bondy]
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And if that last one doesn't convince you
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Heterocentron elegans
is the Spanish Shawl, sorry but
thats what happens when you have someone else look up Latin names.for you......
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next time u see one gently lift it up and let er go she will fly so to speak.
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small but beautiful
Years ago, and I won't say how long ago, I took a Marine Biology course at a Monterey Bay college. Had great trips to tide pools, and saw beautiful
nudibranchs. In one instance the little thing was actually skimming on the undersurface of the water.
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From Cabo to Canada, what am I?
From Cabo to Canada, what am I?
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Looks like an oystercatcher or Daffy's 2nd cousin.
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Sharky, That's a Black Oystercatcher. Here is its cousin the American Oystercatcher- also found up and down the peninsula.
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and this is.........?
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Rhinoceros Auklet
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lets get harder...
and this?
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