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Polycera hedgpethi on a market squid egg case at Catalina Island, California.
Athecate hydroid (Corymorpha nutans) at Catalina Island.
Hundreds of market squid gather to mate and lay their eggs before they perish on the sea floor. While spawning, the males' arms blush red as he embraces the female; a warning to other competing males to back-off.
These are just a few of the hundred simple eyes that belong to a rock scallop. They can sense changes in light and help protect it from predators.
Mating squid at Catalina Island. They are about 8" long.
California market squid, in search of a mate.
Polycera hedgpethi on a market squid egg case at Catalina Island, California.
Polycera hedgpethi on a market squid egg case at Catalina Island, California.
Polycera hedgpethi on a market squid egg case at Catalina Island, California.
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