cardzard
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Both Pictures were taken in Bonaire. I think they are eggs of some kind but can't ID them. Both Pictures were taken in the daytime. Any help is most welcome.
Help ID these please
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Wow, I don't think I've ever seen anything like what you've got in the first picture. Yuk, what is that?
As for photo #2, where are the eggs? That stuff in the center is a branching anemone, probably. If they hurt when you touched them, that's likely what they are.
As for photo #2, where are the eggs? That stuff in the center is a branching anemone, probably. If they hurt when you touched them, that's likely what they are.
Dennis,
Great picture of that first blob. I have often thought about it and wondered what it was. Hopefully, someone can ID it!
Great picture of that first blob. I have often thought about it and wondered what it was. Hopefully, someone can ID it!
LeslieH
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The first is a clump of sea slug eggs; the second is as Arch said the branching anemone Lebrunia danae. What looks like eggs in the anemone shot are external knobs which contain the stinging cells (nematocysts).
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cardzard
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I agree picture #2 is branching anemone Lebrunia danae. THANK YOU
I'm still not sure that picture #1 is sea slug eggs.
That whatever is was is much bigger than any other egg clumps I was able to find searching the web. It was 2 feet or better long and 1 foot or better high. Notice the sponge behind it, this was not small.
Everything I have seen on the web is much smaller.
If you have a link to similar pictures please post.
I'm still not sure that picture #1 is sea slug eggs.
That whatever is was is much bigger than any other egg clumps I was able to find searching the web. It was 2 feet or better long and 1 foot or better high. Notice the sponge behind it, this was not small.
Everything I have seen on the web is much smaller.
If you have a link to similar pictures please post.
LeslieH
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That is huge. Egg masses of some sea hares in the genus Aplysia have been reported as "football size" (= American football) but their organization is usually compared to tangled spagetti. Why don't you send the image to the Sea Slug Forum and see if you can get a better answer? www.seaslugforum.net
Our Caribbean Aplysia doesn't get nearly as big as some of those California monsters, but I have no clue how big their egg masses are.LeslieH:
Wow, this sea slug forum is wonderful! The aussies just keep on surprising.
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cardzard
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4 days on scubaboard and sea slug forum and still no positive ID.
I'm kinda shocked with the knowlege that exsits here. I think I'm gonna post in the Photography section since there seems to be more traffic there.
I'm kinda shocked with the knowlege that exsits here. I think I'm gonna post in the Photography section since there seems to be more traffic there.
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cardzard
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Hello everyone I posted this picture in the critter ID section but after 4 days still no ID. I think there is more traffic in here so I'm hoping someone has seen this before. I also contacted the sea slug forum as it was suggested that it maybe a sea slug eggs. I could be wrong but I don't think a sea slug laid all these.
The object is approx. 2' long x 1' high
The picture was taken in the daytime during the Scubaboard trip to Bonaire.
Any help would appreciated.
The object is approx. 2' long x 1' high
The picture was taken in the daytime during the Scubaboard trip to Bonaire.
Any help would appreciated.
SuPrBuGmAn
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I cleared my sinus's and that was the end result, my bad 
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