Monday, September 28, 2009
Semakau - 26Jul
Horseshoe Crab - not a crab or even crustaceans, it is actually related to spiders and scropions
Has 5 pairs of walking legs tipped with pincer. Flags contain gills and is also use a paddle.
Uses it's tail to right-side itself up, so DO NOT LIFT IT UP BY IT'S TAIL.Blood is used to test for baterial contamination in medical industrial.
Gong-GongA scavengers that feed on decaying plant and animal.
Instead of creeping around like other snails, it actually hop!It jabs its operculum into sand and pushes against it like a pole-vaulter. Mother nature gives it a heavy shell with a flared to stabilise it during hopping.
Moon Snail - Got it name due to its round and white shells.
Don't be decevied by its pearl-like appearance, in fact, it is a voracious predator.
It wrap it's foot around prey, secretes a liquid thru tip of the proboscis that help dissolve prey's shell. Then it uses its radula to rasp a neat drill hole in the softened shell.
Unidentify Anemones
Knobbly Sea Star
This super star never fail to astound visitor to Semakau. It may look innocent, but it is a voracious predators. Look at the underside, it has many tude feets emerging from the grooves. Other than using is tude feet to move around. It also uses them to move food towards it's mouth. Guess where is it ?
