tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post1075629299904561102..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Horseshoe crab graveyarddoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-3843245166018515182011-07-28T17:56:09.238-04:002011-07-28T17:56:09.238-04:00Dear kathryn,
Comb jellies are a different animal...Dear kathryn,<br /><br />Comb jellies are a different animal than than jellyfish, though they do look alike--they don;t sting.<br /><br />Our largest jellies around here--cannonballs or cabbage heads, named for obvious reasons--do not sting unless you rip them open.<br /><br />The smaller nettles sting, but years ago i realized the fear was worse than the sting.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-68966217867968816452011-07-28T16:23:43.672-04:002011-07-28T16:23:43.672-04:00I am ignorant about so much biology. Wouldn't...I am ignorant about so much biology. Wouldn't the jelly fish sting you? The bayside water was quite warm so that probably explains the lack of horseshoe crabs. <br /><br />The other crabs that I saw would dig themselves backward into the sand in the blink of an eye if they sensed that I was close. It was really amazing how fast they "disappeared".Kathryn Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757414380685368592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-41169843739457886232011-07-28T12:46:45.939-04:002011-07-28T12:46:45.939-04:00Dear Mary Ann,
The break up of the lines was most...Dear Mary Ann,<br /><br />The break up of the lines was mostly accidental--I was ready to throw blogger out the window when laying out the photos.<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words.<br /><br /><br />Dear Kathryn,<br /><br />Next time you see a blue crab, poke your finger towards its face--if it's a blue, it will poke back.<br /><br />Our horseshoe crabs have mostly settled back into the deeper, cooler water for now--a couple of night;s ago we saw a few carcasses, but no live ones came up with the rising tide.<br /><br />I spend a chunk of the day catching comb jellies by hand--their iridescent edges are breathtakingly beautiful.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-73027208505328258732011-07-26T11:13:35.701-04:002011-07-26T11:13:35.701-04:00Excellent post! I thought of you when I was walkin...Excellent post! I thought of you when I was walking the flats on the bay side of Cape Cod at low tide. I was looking for but did not see any horseshoe crabs. I did see a hermit crab and many blue crabs - fairly certain that's what they were. I walked looking down until my neck hurt - it was wonderful!Kathryn Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757414380685368592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-50488948151966565712011-07-24T22:24:19.975-04:002011-07-24T22:24:19.975-04:00Amazing post-poem. Left me speechless where I am s...Amazing post-poem. Left me speechless where I am staying, silent and knowing that is enuf.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com