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Pycnogonum stearnsi
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Copyright © 2013
Don Loarie
Sea Spider -
Pycnogonum stearnsi
Mendocino County, California, USA
November 29, 2013
Size: ~ 9 mm
Contributed by
Don Loarie
on 30 November, 2013 - 10:04am
Last updated 22 December, 2013 - 12:27pm
Looks squishy..
Wonder what it would taste like !
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Maggie Lucretia
, 19 June, 2019 - 4:26pm
That's creepy...
That's creepy...
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SpinosaurusRocks
, 10 April, 2018 - 2:18pm
Moved
Moved from
Pantopoda
.
That appears to be the only option in your area. The other California species,
Pycnogonum rickettsi
, is found from Marin County to Monterey, and it evidently looks pretty different--both species are pictured at the bottom of
this page
.
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Charley Eiseman
, 22 December, 2013 - 12:27pm
Sea Spider
I believe this is Pycnogonum stearnsi
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Don Loarie
, 30 November, 2013 - 11:27am
Moved
Moved from
ID Request
.
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Tim Loh
, 30 November, 2013 - 11:24am
In this class?
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john and jane balaban
, 30 November, 2013 - 10:17am
Awesome!!
I'm jealous.
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Matt Edmonds
, 30 November, 2013 - 10:14am
What?
Why? What's so special about this alien from Mars that makes you so jealous?
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Seth Wickham
, 3 March, 2021 - 12:56pm