I am always blown away by the marvels of life large and small. These incredible intertidal denizens display different iridescent colors in the sunlight.
Flattop Crab (Petrolisthes eriomerus)
Six-rayed Sea Star (Leptasterias hexactis)
There are also a couple other critters hidden in the photo.
Nikon D7200, Tamron 90mm, f8, 1/200th, iso 140.
Salish Sea, Washington State.
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That is quite the find, Joshua. I am glad you told what the subjects were, because just looking at the image, I wasn’t guessing it. Now that I know, I can see the details of the claws, etc.
Excellent image. I love how you have identified the “critters” for us. Are you familiar with the three volume set of “Fishes of the Salish Sea”? Quite a remarkable work.
