Eyes Under Puget SoundThis species image was collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/psamp/index.htm.Cant get enough benthos? Check out our Eyes Under Puget Sound Critter of the Month species profile blogs at bit.ly/critterofthemonth
Eyes Under Puget SoundThis species image was collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/psamp/index.htm.Cant get enough benthos? Check out our Eyes Under Puget Sound Critter of the Month species profile blogs at bit.ly/critterofthemonth
These are tube dwelling, nonnative amphipods introduced into harbors by shipping. Adult males, such as this one, leave the safety of their tube to cruise about in search of a receptive female.
