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Pinks, Cactuses, and Allies (Order Caryophyllales)Observer
fmoretzsohnDescription
A beach plant with bright red branches and stems, and white flowers.
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Hooked Mussel (Ischadium recurvum)Observer
fmoretzsohnDescription
Here is a more typical valve of Ischadium recurvum. Compare it with the specimen at observation #
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18013039
which has a more pearly inside color, maybe because it is smaller (about 2.75 cm long) than this one, about 5 cm long.
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Chilean Blue Mussel (Mytilus chilensis)Observer
fmoretzsohnDescription
This shell was bought frozen at a local supermarket. The package says it was farm raised in Chile, but it does not provide any more details. There were 20 shells (pairs) in one pound. The shells were about 8 cm long. Quite tasty!
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Fallen Angelwing (Barnea truncata)Observer
fmoretzsohnDescription
A common species locally. The last photo shows a valve of Cyrtopleura costata, of similar size. The latter is one of the most common bivalves at University Beach. Both species are in the family Pholadidae.
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Gafftopsail Catfish (Bagre marinus)Observer
fmoretzsohnDescription
This is one of the largest "crucifix fish" skulls I have seen around here. It is probably from the catfish in the third photo, which was observed in the same beach but a few weeks earlier (note that the skeleton was still mostly intact). The plastic container is 8 cm long.
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Bicolored Pennant Ant (Tetramorium bicarinatum)Observer
fmoretzsohnDescription
An ant being eaten by a spider
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Twin-flagged Jumping Spider (Anasaitis canosus)Observer
fmoretzsohnDescription
A spider eating an ant