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Sandra Porter I am a microbiologist and molecular biologist turned tenured biotech faculty turned bioinformatics scientist turned entrepreneur. My passion is developing instructional materials for 21st century biology (Geospiza Education).

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Low tide at Puget Sound

Category: Biology (Macroscopic )
Posted on: June 23, 2008 9:01 AM, by Sandra Porter

It was a -1 tide on Sunday and great entertainment for people and birds.

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We got there about lunch time.

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We found two moonsnails.

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Lots of moonsnail egg cases.

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Some moonsnail food.

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Anenomes everywhere.

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And at the end, we had quit being crabby.

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And everything was clam.

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#1

Moonsail collars!

Ah, but that makes me homesick. I grew up on the west side of the Sound, and we used to walk down to the beach for science class when I was in kindergarten.

The smell of tideflats in the sun...

Posted by: Sanguinity | June 23, 2008 7:06 PM

#2

moonsnails are such cute creatures

Posted by: Kayleene | July 5, 2008 3:38 AM

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