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Autumn Visit To Marengo Rockpools

May 12, 2016 by Jade Craven Leave a Comment

Another trip to Apollo Bay, another visit to Marengo. We aren’t predictable, are we?

With each visit though we learn more things. I change what I look for. Seth doesn’t – he just tries to find as many crabs as possible.

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Suspect this is a chiton shell, which is interesting. I didn’t know they were ‘shed’. What would it look like underneath?

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I don’t know what the above is – perhaps a barnacle? It’s beyond my current capabilities to figure it out; I’ll have to ask someone.

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I don’t even know what the above thing is. Definitely not a sea anemone. I know I don’t want to specialize in marine science but I’m realizing I do want to focus somewhat on intertidal zones in certain areas. Hmm… now what to do?

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I’m learning that macro crab photos are fun, but they don’t show enough details with the carapace to allow for ID. Booo! I’ll fix that next time.

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I took this photo because it looks like a face.

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Can you even see the crab in this photo? It’s at the center of the frame. I tell you, that kid can find anything.

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No one got nipped in the making of this image.

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I did two days of the great ocean walk this trip, plus a day to the twelve apostles. I only had one proper trip to the rockpools and even then, I was a bit distracted. The sheer amount of crabs though led to buy a book on ID’ing them – will definitely be a focus of future adventures

Filed Under: Apollo Bay Tagged With: Marengo rockpools, Seagrass Sea Urchin

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