The tranquility of an intertidal flat as viewed from afar (above) belies the often frenzied biological activity 

 obvious upon closer inspection, as demonstrated by the feeding of the mud snail, Illyanassa obsolcta, and 

 the resultant bioturbation of the sediments (below). Photos by Wiley M. Kitchens, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

 Service. 



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