#marineinvertebrates — Public Fediverse posts

‘Nightmare fuel’ from the deep: Scientists identify two bizarre new sea spider species in the Salish Sea; one has hairy legs and red eyes, while the other is often covered in debris https://www.byteseu.com/2404824/ #MarineInvertebrates #MarineLifeResearch #NewlyDiscoveredSpecies #SalishSea #Science #SeaSpiderSpecies

Big purple starfish. (Always good to see another healthy one!) New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/08/chance-find.html #VancouverIsland #Starfish #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #InverteFest #NaturePhotography

Egg-yolk jellyfish, Phacellophora camtshatica. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/08/swimming-egg.html #VancouverIsland #Jellyfish #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #NaturePhotography

Anemones and limpets on a blue plastic float. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/05/low-tide-at-browns-bay.html #VancouverIsland #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #NaturePhotography

There's a sea cucumber hidden down there in the dark! New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/04/cukes-worms-etc.html #VancouverIsland #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #InverteFest #NaturePhotography

Oysters have such amazing zig-zag shells! New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/.../low-tide-sampler.html #VancouverIsland #Oysters #InverteFest #Molluscs #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #NaturePhotography

Sea anemones have feelings, too! Plumose anemone protests against falling tide. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/04/anemone-doings.html #VancouverIsland #Anemones #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #NaturePhotography

"Don't come any closer: I'll grab you and pinch you to death!" Purple shore crab defends his home territory. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/04/courageous-crab-and-two-not-so-brave.html #VancouverIsland #Crabs #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #NaturePhotography

Three limpets and a snail on Little Bear Bay beach. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/04/among-stones-at-little-bear-bay.html #VancouverIsland #Invertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #NaturePhotography

Floating log; inner tunnelling, outer spalting. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/03/hidden-creek.html #VancouverIsland #Invertebrates #Fungi #MarineInvertebrates #NaturePhotography

Dungeness crab cheliped.From a molt. https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/03/critter-leftovers.html #VancouverIsland #MarineInvertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #NaturePhotography

Mussels, barnacles, oysters glued to an intertidal rock. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/03/staying-put.html #VancouverIsland #Oysters #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #NaturePhotography

Worm poops on the sand. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/02/of-tides-and-maps-and-worm-poops.html #VancouverIsland #PolychaeteWorms #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #NaturePhotography

Pink-tipped green anemones in the upper intertidal zone. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/02/when-sun-shines.html #VancouverIsland #Anemones #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #NaturePhotography

Watch out! This kelp crab is waiting for a chance to grab you! (On a piling under the wharf.) New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/12/shapes-in-murk.html #VancouverIsland #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #Crabs #MarineInvertebrates #NaturePhotography

Green shore crab, blending in among the stones. Little Bear Bay, Vancouver Island. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/08/stones-and-shells-and-hiding-hermits.html #VancouverIsland #Crabs #Invertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #MarineLife #Nature

Yes, it's a crab. Phyllolithodes papillosus. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/07/lumpy-bumpy-spiny-smiley.html #VancouverIsland #Crabs #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #Wildlife #Nature #Camouflage

Lion's mane jelly, here for the summer in its own tank in the Discovery Passage (Collect and Release) Aquarium. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/07/among-stars.html #VancouverIsland #Jellyfish #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #Wildlife #Nature #SaltwaterAquariums

Flattop crab. Petrolisthes eriomerus (A porcelain crab, not a "true" crab.) A filter feeder, constantly waving blue mouthparts. A mostly subtidal species, seen in "Collect and Release" aquarium. https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/07/blue-mouthed-flattops.html #VancouverIsland #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #Wildlife #Nature

Under the ferry dock. Rusty ladder, creosoted pilings, and stacks of barnacles. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/06/habitat.html
#VancouverIsland #Invertebrates #MarineLife #MarineInvertebrates #Nature

Kelp crab and Sargassum. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/05/kelp-crab-with-matching-seaweed.html #VancouverIsland #Crabs #Invertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #Seaweed #InvasiveSpecies

Feather duster tubeworm catching the light under a dock. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-sun-shines.html #VancouverIsland #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #InverteFest

Sand dollar community, half hidden under the sand. Dozens of sand dollars, overlapping each other. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/.../sorry-about-that.html #VancouverIsland #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #Intertidal #Nature

Grainy hand hermit, staying safe. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/03/when-in-doubt-hide.html #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #Invertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #Nature

This is Lineus longissimus, a nemertean known as the bootlace worm. It's one of the longest animals in the world. A specimen caught in Scotland after a storm is thought to have been almost 60 meters long. Although this might be an exceptional case, there's evidence that these worms can reach about 30 meters (the length of a blue whale).

More here: https://brunovellutini.com/posts/lineus-longissimus-longest-animal/

Source image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nemertean_Lineus_longissimus.tif

#Nemertea #Zoology #MarineInvertebrates #Worm #Animals #Biodiversity

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