Carkeek Park
This organism was a large Dungeness Crab we found in the low tide zone. It was moving around, probably looking for food. They eat clams, crustaceans, and small fish. The most interesting thing I saw I think would have to be a green pregnant shrimp. I've never seen a green shrimp before, and it was interesting to see one pregnant. This trip definitely made me more aware how much life can be so close to the shore. A question I have is, what invasive species have been or could be introduced to this ecosystem and what would it do to the organisms there?
We will talk about invasive species in the last week of class- sadly there are a lot of marine invasive species.🦀
ReplyDeleteWow, thats an incredible picture, that crab is huge! thats really cool how you saw a green pregnant shrimp. Our group so a green shrimp too, but it wasnt pregnant
ReplyDeleteI also got to see some crabs hanging around, but smaller. You're lucky to have been able to observe a green pregnant shrimp! That might be a rare phenomenon!
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