Cosine opened this issue on Nov 09, 2006 · 23 posts
Cosine posted Thu, 09 November 2006 at 10:04 PM
Starter clues: It's organic and wet. :huh:
bentchick posted Thu, 09 November 2006 at 10:24 PM
I'm thinking it's a fish of some sort, but there is something else there I'm having a hard time with.
Kim Hawkins
Kim Hawkins Eastern Sierra Gallery
Cosine posted Thu, 09 November 2006 at 10:30 PM
Everything in the picture is part of the same thing, for what that's worth.
barbdennist posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 12:24 AM
I'm totally clueless so I'm anxious for someone to guess it. Do I get 20 Questions so I can narrow it down?
Cosine posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 12:33 AM
Barbara, you've probably been there and seen them. Of course, if you guess it, you have to post the next one. 
barbdennist posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 12:45 AM
Jellyfish? Tell me I'm wrong because I've never posted anything before and I'm not sure I'm up for the learning curve. And that doesn't take into account having to find something to post.
Cosine posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 1:17 AM
Nope, they're not jellies, but like I said, they're wet.
nongo posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 2:29 AM
Salmon???????
inshaala posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 6:52 AM
sea anennnennenenenome? ;)
"In every colour, there's the light.
In every stone sleeps a crystal.
Remember the Shaman, when he used to say:
Man is the dream of the Dolphin"
Rich Meadows Photography
cryptojoe posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 7:01 AM
Rain Clouds???
Yank My Doodle, It's a
Dandy!
newleaf posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 9:37 AM
Flamingo?
Cosine posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 9:42 AM
Flamingo is a good guess, but that's not it, either. I don't want to give too many clues until everyone has had a chance to look at it. But I will say it's not mobile.
TwoPynts posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 1:04 PM
Coral?
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations
Cosine posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 2:21 PM
Getting closer, Kort.
TwoPynts posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 2:31 PM
Not a sponge, is it? A tubeworm?
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations
Cosine posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 2:58 PM
No, and no.
I'm at work, but I may have to post a bit more of it this evening. I did say this would be hard, you know.
:sneaky:
TwoPynts posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 3:35 PM
Some sort of sea slug or snail? Hmmm, close to coral...I am stumped. So much for all of those marine biology courses. :) Not mobile and wet....pinkish with ribby things and sorta fluffy looking. Some kind of algae?
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations
bentchick posted Fri, 10 November 2006 at 10:14 PM
Cosine posted Sat, 11 November 2006 at 12:25 AM
Ok, it looks like I stymied everyone. What I posted was part of a picture of a Sea Pen, taken at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
http://www.aquarium.org/jellies/relative.htm
The Sea Pen is a soft coral, so I think Kort came closest to guessing so Kort, tag, you're it!
I was really conflicted about how much of the original pic to post, and I think I posted too small a piece. But it sure was fun to see the interaction as people fed off each other's guesses and my replies. Here's the whole picture as I originally took it. It's through the glass of the tank, so it's not as clear as I would like, but that's just the way it is.
Cosine posted Sat, 11 November 2006 at 12:35 AM
bentchick posted Sat, 11 November 2006 at 12:06 PM
Wow!!!!!!!!!!! That is sooooooo cool!!!!! I've never seen one!!!!! I would never have guessed in a million years!!!! Good job of stumping us all!!!!
Kim Hawkins
Kim Hawkins Eastern Sierra Gallery
inshaala posted Sun, 12 November 2006 at 8:10 PM
hehe - never seen one either - and maybe they should call it a "Sea Quill" - i dont think many pens these days look like that ;)
"In every colour, there's the light.
In every stone sleeps a crystal.
Remember the Shaman, when he used to say:
Man is the dream of the Dolphin"
Rich Meadows Photography
TwoPynts posted Mon, 13 November 2006 at 3:08 PM
Very cool creature and certainly a tough one!
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations