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Wesley M. Thorsson wrote:
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> To me, the facinating thing about Xenophora and their attachments as a
> disguise in Guaymas, Mexico was the fact that most of them had a
> complete covering of grassy algae that hid everything. To find them you
> looked for lumps of algae.
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> The same thing applies to other schemes that are generally taken as
> camouflage: If it is a disguise, why cover it up with something
> entirely different?
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> Aloha,
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> Wes
We just returned from the Bahamas and the sea urchins in the grass also
were covered with lots of shells (including dead urchins) and a clump of
grass. Some of the sea urchins were carrying pen shells, bivalves,
sand dollars, etc. A great place to find some interesting specimens.
--
Jim & Bobbi Cordy
Specializing in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells
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