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Sand Flats (70 ft.) West of Point Vicente
Palos Verdes, California
July 24, 2005

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Sandflat elbow crab (Heterocrypta occidentalis)	Pacific Sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus)	Purple Globe Crab (Randallia ornata)	Purple Globe Crab (Randallia ornata)
Purple Globe Crab (Randallia ornata)	mating Sandflat elbow crabs (Heterocrypta occidentalis)	Purple Globe Crab (Randallia ornata)	Sandflat elbow crab (Heterocrypta occidentalis)
Sandflat elbow crab (Heterocrypta occidentalis)	mating Sandflat elbow crabs (Heterocrypta occidentalis)	mating Sandflat elbow crabs (Heterocrypta occidentalis)	mating Sandflat elbow crabs (Heterocrypta occidentalis)
Paguristes turgidus	Paguristes turgidus	Sandflat elbow crab (Heterocrypta occidentalis)	Sandflat elbow crab (Heterocrypta occidentalis)
Purple Globe Crab (Randallia ornata)	Purple Globe Crab (Randallia ornata)	Purple Globe Crab (Randallia ornata)	Purple Globe Crab (Randallia ornata)
A group of globe crabs (Randallia ornata) devouring a fisherman's lost bait with a Pacific Sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus) in the background waiting for piece to brake loose	A group of globe crabs (Randallia ornata) devouring a fisherman's lost bait with a Spiny Sand Star (Astropecten armatus) moving in to join the feast	A group of globe crabs (Randallia ornata) and a Spiny Sand Star (Astropecten armatus) devouring a fisherman's lost bait with a Pacific Sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus) in the foreground waiting for piece to brake loose	A group of globe crabs (Randallia ornata) and a Spiny Sand Star (Astropecten armatus) devouring a fisherman's lost bait
	A group of globe crabs (Randallia ornata) and a Spiny Sand Star (Astropecten armatus) devouring a fisherman's lost bait	A group of globe crabs (Randallia ornata) and a Spiny Sand Star (Astropecten armatus) devouring a fisherman's lost bait