The Seashore Naturalist 



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luminous patches of color In the gloom of miniature 

 grottoes; while partly masked by the long pale-green 

 threads of vegetation are numerous creatures in hiding; 

 some are waiting to pounce upon their prey and others 

 are seeking seclusion from their enemies. 



The numerous pools that occur on every type of 



A whelk's shell covered with seaweeds, hvdroids and tube-building worms. 



FOUND IN A TIDE POOL, 



shore afford a refuge for some species of plants and 

 animals which ordinarily are found only below the tide 

 marks. In the clear, peaceful waters are usually con- 

 tained the corallines, tufts of pretty pink and white sea- 

 weeds which look like miniature branches of coral, and 

 the brittle stars, slender, active starfishes which climb 

 about the sea plants, and the attractive sea anemones, 

 variously colored creatures of prey which resemble 



