The plan was to meet Brady at Oceanside but when she suggested the tide pools of Cerezo Bluffs in Carlsbad instead, the plan gleefully changed.
My goal was for Brady to find this cool creature for me. She didn't hold much hope, as it wasn't a very low low tide but she did it. To my great delight.The clade Anaspidea, commonly known as sea hare, are medium-sized to very large mollusks with a soft internal shell made of protein.The common name "sea hare" is a direct translation from Latin: lepus marinus, as the animal's existence was known in Roman times. The name derives from their rounded shape and from the two long rhinophores that project upward from their heads and that somewhat resemble the ears of a hare. I think, based on this photo, there could be no better name!There was a great deal of weird happening at the beach today. Probably the most interesting was the infestation of ladybugs.To plagiarize Brady, "Thousands of ladybugs, crawling on algae and sea grass, swimming by wavy turban snails, hanging out with crabs, strolling along the shoreline... it was something I have never seen before. I guess ladybug wash-ups are nothing new. In 1939, 4.5 billion ladybugs washed up on a small section of coast in Egypt. Ladybugs are known to congregate during hibernation months, so when the temperature gets warm enough, they will leave their winter location together, eventually dispersing and landing on flowers and plants (where we usually see them). These little beetles followed the wrong leader and wound up a little too west! Surprisingly enough, ladybugs are great swimmers, so I think they will be just fine. I don't think it could have been a better day at the beach for us, catching ladybugs and crabs simultaneously."
That's not to say there wasn't life on the beach.Skeletal remains perplexed.And gelatinous blobs intrigued.At one point, the fog rolled in. What a surreal vision.What a day of uniqueness and friendship. I so 💗 the beach! What fun.“The ocean stirs the heart,
inspires the imagination
and brings eternal joy to the soul.“
– Robert Wyland
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1 comments:
Well that was a ton of fun! Thanks for partaking in some much needed beach time! And thank you for flattering me with some quotes. :)
Great day.
A hare for a Haerr.
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