Unas 10.000 especies de copépodos —pequeños crustáceos emparentados con los cangrejos y las langostas— prosperan en los océanos del mundo. Son un eslabón vital en la red trófica oceánica y se alimentan de bacterias y algas, a las que a su vez consumen otros invertebrados, peces e incluso ballenas. Sin embargo, hasta finales del siglo XIX, los científicos sabían poco sobre ellos.
Out of Water (2019) [7 min] by Jack Byrley | #USA
Puget Sound King Crab (Echidnocerus cibarius), folded up in a defensive pose, family Lithodidae, Victoria, BC, Canada
photographs by Makennap
#MarshMadness day 21
Two little isopods, Lirceus sp. They are not technically from a marsh they are from a spring, but the spring was rather tiny marsh-like so I am counting it.
Right now I am trying to get people to step up for our environment as the public comment period draws to a close on removing the National Environmental Policy Act. This will effectively destroy almost all environment protections in the United States. If you were worried they will destroy the National Parks for profit, rest assured this is the first step. By removing NEPA, they *will be able to*. Easily.
Please, go leave your comment (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/25/2025-03014/removal-of-national-environmental-policy-act-implementing-regulations), call your senators and congress, and keep fighting for nature.
In honor of California's new official crustacean, we present to you the illustrious #DungenessCrab, beautifully rendered by Fiorella Ikeue 
In case you hadn't heard, "California has officially designated three new state symbols, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. The state now recognizes the #Dungeness crab as its official crustacean, the banana slug as its official slug, and the black abalone as its official seashell."
You can find this particular crab in our new puzzle from Oakland Puzzle Company 
https://oaklandpuzzle.com/products/under-the-bay?ref=SFBAYKEEPER
Learn more about California's new state symbols from the San Francisco Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/new-state-symbols-dungeness-crab-banana-slug-19798205.php
