One of the things Jacob and I had been looking forward to on our trip was visiting the marine discovery centres. They usually have touch tanks. The Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre in Eden had a small touch tank but many other wonderful things to discover.
This is Jacob holding an amazing fish skull that was siting near the entrance.
This is Dad showing Jacob and I a large Pencil Sea Urchin
I was having a good look at its mouth. The touch table had a few of the spines to look at that had washed up on the shore.
This was my favourite creature in the touch tank, an Elephant Snail. I hadn’t seen one before.
They are completely black when in the water untouched, but reveal their white shell when disturbed.
This is only a small section of the touch table, some I have, some I don’t. Great beach combing finds that people bring in, even a Seal skull.
Hi Jacob and Josh, I really like the fish skull, what type of fish was it?
ReplyDeleteHope your having a nice holiday.
From Millie
Hi Millie and Darcy,
DeleteThanks for looking at my blog. The fish skull is a Lancetfish.
Yes, I am having a very nice holiday.
Hope to hear again from you soon.
From Joshua