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Posted by Merry on July 05, 2011 at 09:06:15:

Landing craft, 58', off Malaga Cove.

This "large and in-charge" sheepcrab really made our dive. First, he received a few nips from a male garibaldi that was guarding his nest (upper left).

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Perhaps he'd had enough of our attention at this point, and decided to slowly head out over the sand. After a few more of our strobe flashes, there was no doubt that he was chasing me! He is one feisty crab, and we'll visit him again without rattling his cage.

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Concrete pier pilings, 79', near Redondo Beach artificial reefs.
Not bursting with life, but enough to keep us busy.

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Old Marineland Platform, 78', after ODA removed the squid net.

This little crab was approximately the size of a pea, and I think it might be a young decorator crab. Note the bristles that are used to attach various materials to their shell.

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We didn't see many nudis on the platform this time.

Polycera tricolor showing eggs, possibly within the female gland mass:

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Flabellina trilineata:

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