In contrast to the chilly weather (it was 8F this morning) this creature lives in perennially warm water. It's a spiny lobster, close up. This is his face, from his right side.
My Bahamian Mum calls these guys crawfish.
Natural light - I felt strange using a flash right next to these guys.
The Mystic Aquarium is located in Mystic, Connecticut and has some nice outdoor exhibits including penguins and beluga whales. These particular penguins are warm-weather birds, and go inside when the weather is below about 20F. The lobsters stay inside where it's nice and cozy. There's a touch tank for the litle ones, and several larger tanks (enclosure is a better word) for larger species like sharks and rays.
chemical pioneer & esso brussels
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SEA WITCH / CHEMICAL PIONEER Built: Bath Iron Works, MELaunched:
1968Length: 610 ft / 190 mBeam: 76 ft / 23 mDraft: 35 ft / 11 mCrew: 40
ESSO BRUSSELS / Pe...
2 years ago
Nice shot of the lobster eye!
ReplyDeleteWhile we have our own aquarium here (watch this space in a month or two!), we have a bit of a soft spot for Mystic, can't wait to get back again!
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