Settled on a vertical face in the highest intertidal, Lottia digitalis sits out low tide clamped down tight. With the surf pounding just below, there is silence in these shells.
Note to arachnophiles: While preparing this post I noticed a red speck on the shell of the middle limpet. That’s a red spider mite (Neomolgus littoralis). Can you find it?
We went to France ..... and then we came back.
British Wildlife & Photography
Let the warm yellows soothe your soul...
Valuing quiet and solitude in academe.
A Total Eclipse of the Art
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost
Striving to live gracefully
Senior Lecturer, Division of Biological Sciences, School of STEM, University of Washington, Bothell
Yes, I see it!
I wasn’t even aware there was an intertidal mite! After seeing this one I did some research and found out they prey on kelp flies.
I see it!
Ha! It’s not too uncommon for a creature I didn’t even see to make an appearance in a photo. Turns out this mite is common in the high rocky intertidal and on the beach in masses of drifted kelp. Now I’m going to try to find some on purpose!