Two sea stars today, quite different to each other and to those that most people see. The first is Amphiodia occidentalis, the burrowing sea star. The second is the leather sea star. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
The Burrowing sea star has obviously mastered the art of camouflage well whereas the leather one stands out against its background.
Two more stars for today, the Orthasterias koehleri, Rainbow star and the Pacific blood star. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
The top one looks a lot like the ones we've got around here. The second one looks rather smooth. Is it?
A couple more sea stars that I have managed to see. The first one is Daisy brittle star, Ophiopholis aculeata, and the second one is Sunflower Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
Today we go into the marine vegetable garden with cauliflowers and cabbage, Sea cauliflower, Leathesia difformis and Sea Cabbage, Hedophyllum sessile. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
It's obvious from your photographs just how these two got their names. I'd heard of Sea Cabbage before but never Sea Cauliflower.
Todays first image is not a pretty sight, but when they are feeding they are rather neat. Terebellid worms, or Spaghetti worms for a common name. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
I like those worms. They're cool. I need to check your cauliflower and cabbage, they look good enough to eat.
