Saturday, April 23, 2011

Jellies and Seahorses

Today we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Ever since we've moved to California, we've wanted to go, but it was one of those things that was always pushed aside whenever we had a free weekend. Finally we decided to go! There were many exhibits, but most seemed to be focused on displaying fish and other animals associated with the ocean, specifically the west coast. But they also had a seahorse and a jelly fish exhibit going on, and those were the most memorable. Here are some pictures:

Jellies
This is a purple striped jelly.


Jellies
This is an egg yolk jelly.


Jellies
This is a Pacific sea nettle jelly.


Jellies
A bunch of Pacific sea nettles floating around.


Jellies
These are spotted jellies, also known as lagoon jellies.


Sea Horses
This is a Leafy Sea Dragon. It is pretty big, about 1 foot long!


Sea Horses
Seahorses have great camouflage. Can you spot the seahorses in this picture? I can see 5 of them.

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