Tide Pool!

1. Hermit Crabs

   1. pick up abandoned shells and make them their home; scavenge the bottom of the tide pool for food

2. Sea Dollars

   1. flattened relative of the sea urchin; live in deeper water, but are often found washed up on the beach

3. Starfish

   1. has five or more arms; can wrap its arms about a clam and pull it open using cup-like, suction feet

4. Barnacles

   1. small, volcano shaped shells attached to the rocks

5. Rock Crabs

   1. found on the bottom of tide pools; oval shell has teeth along the edge

6. Sea Urchins

   1. related to sand dollars and starfish; found on rocks in shallow water

7. Jelly Fish

   1. almost transparent, up to about 9" across; mouth on underside is surrounded by stinging tentacles used to stun small fish

8. Limpets

   1. primitive snails with low cone-shaped shells, 1-1.5"; shape allows waves to roll over it without lifting it from the rocks

9. Miscellaneous Thoughts

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