Thursday, June 11, 2015

Parasites on Navanax and more eggs

Here is a navanax with its internals showing. Can you see the tiny orange creatures running around on it? What do you think they are? Parasites? Sea slug fleas? Why are they on it? For protection? Food? Do you notice the two leg-like limbs coming off the ends of them? This begs a specimen and a microscope don't you think? I looked it up and believe they're copepods, Why do you think the navanax is exposing its insides? It's not easy finding answers to these things. 


Here are some more eggs the kids found at the bay. It's like jelly lace. If you look closely you can see the individual eggs. Are these also snail eggs?

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