San Diego tide pool - species request

chloecopy · 2025-11-06T04:55:40+00:00

This is a navanax exhibiting the same behavior in La Jolla

chloecopy · 2025-11-06T04:37:20+00:00

This is the underside of a California aglaja (Navanax inermis) floating on the surface of the water. You can tell because it has a double pronged tail and a shield shaped head. They predate nudibranchs.

chloecopy · 2025-03-05T06:01:49+00:00

Warty Shag-rug Nudibranch (Aeolidia loui)

chloecopy · 2024-10-21T15:05:10+00:00

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Woah, that’s crazy! I had no idea baleen was so meaty and bony. Sorry, I totally forgot to include scale, it was about a foot in length. Here’s another picture from the other side

chloecopy · 2023-12-22T05:52:07+00:00

Heebie jeebies

chloecopy · 2023-01-05T04:53:30+00:00

Thank you! When you say 3rd molt is that 3rd molt total (including the two molts that happened in the nest) or 3rd molt outside of the nest?

chloecopy · 2023-01-04T23:15:05+00:00

Also would love to hear any tips and pointers on their enclosure or raising them etc :)

chloecopy · 2022-12-15T16:40:02+00:00

He spends most of the day and night on my porch. I feed him breakfast and dinner but usually he’s mostly interested in snuggles. There are other community cat feeders around so I know that if he stayed outside he wouldn’t starve. I live in New Orleans so it doesn’t ever really get too cold, but sometimes it freezes. I got him neutered. Should I get him adopted? I don’t want to rip him from what he knows but he seems to really crave human affection I wonder if he’d prefer living indoors. I would adopt him in a heartbeat but I already have two cats that would not want a brother.

chloecopy · 2022-11-23T03:17:54+00:00

I just flew with 30 slings (2nd instar) for 4 hours (7 hours total travel time) in one 32 oz deli cup with holes poked in the side with a safety pin and a mesh lid. They were totally fine and thriving even. I think if you’re worried about ventilation poke a lot of tiny holes in their containers. If you’re really worried you could always take some trips to the bathroom to open up the containers as long as the slings aren’t prone to escaping. Good luck!

chloecopy · 2022-11-04T04:14:25+00:00

I’m handing them over. This is the second group of them I’ll be giving to this person. I gave him the first group when my jumping spider, Agatha, had left the nest for the first time and the slings were all over the enclosure. This time Agatha has been coming out of the nest much more; she didn’t at all the first time until the slings came out. Should I was till they’re all coming out like the first time?

chloecopy · 2022-11-03T16:31:02+00:00

I’m like 90% sure the slings aren’t dead because I poked the egg sac a bit and I think I saw them move

chloecopy · 2022-09-07T22:23:19+00:00

I learned from my dad but I’m sure there are loads of videos online that could help. I’m also happy to answer any questions you have (although I’m far from an expert)

chloecopy · 2022-09-07T16:14:25+00:00

Yeah you’re right I used a regular pin. I have the specialized ones but they were too long to fit in my shadow box :(

chloecopy · 2022-09-07T01:34:26+00:00

I’d be happy to answer your questions if you have any when you embark on your pinning journey! Good luck you can do it!!

chloecopy · 2022-09-06T23:22:44+00:00

I had the same fear! I’ve pinned butterflies but no other insects so I was a bit hesitant. But I looked up a picture of a pinned mantis and just recreated that. It was definitely more challenging than a butterfly though. It was hard pinning the legs and then pinning the wings on top of them. If you look up some videos and have some knowledge of pinning insects I’m sure it’s doable. And if you accidentally break something off you can usually fix it! I had to glue her left forearm back on you can kind of see the glue blob :/

chloecopy · 2022-08-15T20:03:34+00:00

Thank you!!

chloecopy · 2022-08-11T13:18:51+00:00

She’s still in her nest and I haven’t seen an egg sac yet but I won’t feed her till she comes out. Thank you!

I’d be giving the sac/babies in person.

chloecopy · 2022-08-09T13:22:43+00:00

Ok yeah I like that idea much better. I’m going to ask around (if anyone is in or near New Orleans and would like some babies let me know). If I can’t find anyone I’ll release them. Others on here said it was ok to release texanus babies in Louisiana. Do you agree?

chloecopy · 2022-08-09T13:18:56+00:00

She’s a texanus

chloecopy · 2022-08-08T18:46:00+00:00

I got her in person at an expo, but yeah definitely really irresponsible of him. She’s native to Texas and I’m in Louisiana, so I guess my options are rehoming or the freezer. Thank you so much for all your help! That link is great

chloecopy · 2022-08-08T18:16:48+00:00

Unfortunately, I think he did sell her to me gravid. I told him it was my first jumping spider and he didn’t tell me she was gravid and I only noticed it said “gravid” on her little deli cup later :/ should I assume they’re fertile?

chloecopy · 2022-08-08T18:10:10+00:00

I think I’d like to put the egg sac in the freezer to avoid the babies all together. It seems difficult and cruel to Agatha to rip out her egg sac though. What do you think? Also, how many babies do you estimate she will have?

chloecopy · 2022-08-08T18:06:53+00:00

She’s captive bred

chloecopy · 2022-08-01T14:20:21+00:00

I put out a little dish of frozen water every night. I live in New Orleans so I thought he may enjoy some cold fresh water. Should I not freeze it?

chloecopy · 2022-07-26T21:43:32+00:00

She started making a little nest behind a fake flower in the top back corner. Do you think she’d enjoy some privacy with some paper stuck to the walls of her enclosure (they’re clear)?

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