Monday, February 2, 2009

Rookery Bay NERR ELC




We checked out the Environmental Learning Center at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Naples. They had wonderful displays, very impressive and educational. The display Chris is standing by is a 10x model of a of a polka-dot batfish, which have been found on the reserve. The flounder was also cool to watch. The purple sea urchin was in a touch tank, you can see it's tube feet in this photo. They often cover themselves with objects to blend in to their surroundings. This one has an operculum on it, which is the trap door part of a snail.


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