My Trip to Monterey

All of the below pictures--with the exception of the last two--were taken at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, CA. Unfortunately, the only camera I had was the one on my iPhone 3G, so I couldn't zoom in and some of the resolution isn't the greatest. Most of them came out pretty well though, considering, and if you click on them for a larger view they actually show some decent detail a lot of the time. I hope you enjoy them!


"I am a rock. I am a rock."
(unknown rockfish)

Various snails
(reminds me of Alice in Wonderland)

Hermit crab

Unknown anemone

Copper rockfish

Unknown shark that wouldn't slow down for a picture

Second pass, still didn't slow down.

Bocaccio(?)
Just hanging around...

White plumed anemone

Sheep crab

Purple striped jelly

Child trying to make out with Purple striped jellies

Two Purple striped jellies

Moon jellies

Moon jelly from below

Moon jelly from the side

Close up of the Moon jellies' fine tentacles

Lion's mane jellies
one thrusting forward (top)
one preparing to thrust (bottom)

Lobed comb jelly

Sea nettle

Many Sea nettles

Crystal jellies
(with the light on)

Crystal jelly from below
(with the light on)

Crystal jellies
(with the light off)

Squid egg cases

Squarespot(?) (left)
Unknown (right)

Unknown yellow guy

Blue tang

Longfin bannerfish

Brown garden eels

Blackfooted penguins

Blackfooted penguin swimming
"What are you looking at? You didn't see anything..."

Sea dragon (in the downward dog position)

Grass rockfish

Ghost shrimp

Sea penis
(just kidding, it's actually a Fat inkeeper worm)

Skate

Can you see two Flatfish?

(Hint in reverse: erutcip eht fo tfel dna pot eht gnola kool)

Can you see one Flatfish?

(Hint in reverse: erutcip eht fo thgir elldim eht gnola kool)

Can you see the half-buried Dove sole?

(Hint in reverse: erutcip eht fo mottob eht gnola kool)

Sand dollars on the moon
(okay, they're not really on the moon, but it looks like they are)

Unknown crabby guy

Welcome to the world of Dr. Seuss...

...actually, they're Tube anemones

Spot prawns

The very rare "Joann" fish

All tuckered out after a long day of entertaining gawkers
(Otter, for those who may not know)

"Yes, I'm sleeping. No, I'm not done with my toy."

"I'm just stretching. Still not done with my toy."

Aaaaaaaand.... back to napping

Purple striped jelly by Fisherman's Wharf

Plethora of jellies off of Fisherman's Wharf
(They were everywhere!)