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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · 10d

Another fun fact is that under ideal conditions, both giant and bull kelp can grow 10-12 inches per day!

#bullkelp #kelp #giantkelp #pnwwildlife #washingtondiving #pnwdiving #straitofjuandefuca #washingtonwildlife #pnwkelp #kelpforest

Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · 10d

The first is the microscopic gametophyte phase where they are either male or female and then develop eggs or sperm. Once the egg is fertilized, it grows into a sporophyte, which is the structure we typically associate with kelp.

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · 10d

I dove in my first bull kelp forest this summer while doing @reefcheckfoundation trainings. Since then, I’ve dove in more kelp and I’m obsessed with it 🤩

Did you know that kelp has two life cycles?

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · 10d

Diamondback tritonia

#nudibranch #uwmacro #uwmacrophotography #scubadiving

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · Jun 4

You can find them throughout the Pacific (Korea, Japan, Siberia, and Alaska to California) dining on bryozoans.

#nudibranch #nudibranchs #dorid #modestclowndorid #uwmacrophotography #uwmacro #olympustg6 #pnw #pnwwildlife #washingtonwildlife #washington #tidepooling #lowtide

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · Jun 4

I finally found my nudibranch white whale; the clown dorid! More specifically, a modest clown dorid. After a year of searching, I finally saw several of these dorids during the low tides last week.

These guys were probably about 3 inches (7.6cm) long but can get up to ~6 inches (15 cm).

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · May 26

Ohhh yes I see how the caption could make you think that. It was on the side of a dock in the water. Thank you!

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · May 25

This slug is still in the water on a piece of seaweed (I never take them out of the water). I use an underwater camera for photos of marine critters.

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · May 25

#brancheddendronotid #nudibranch #nudibranchs #pnwwildlife #washingtonwildlife #pnw #washington #uwmacro #uwphotography #uwmacrophotography

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · May 25

Itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot branched dendronotid on the dock today! This is my first time seeing one with this coloration. Typically the ones I find are brown and resemble the algae on the docks.

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · May 23

#tuftedpuffins #puffins #pnwbirding #pnwbirds #pnwwildlife #birds #birding

Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · May 23

Tufted puffins in Cannon Beach and in the San Juan Islands. These guys have spent the last 8 months floating out at sea and have come back to nest. They dig burrows which can be up to 7 ft deep. It was awesome to see these little guys fly around and forage!

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · May 21

Heath’s dorid

#nudibranch #uwmacrophotography #uwphotographer #scuba #pnw #pnwwildlife #washingtonwildlife #heathsdorid #uwmacro

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Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · May 21

In case you need more context crimes of atrocity, Dr. @dirkmoses.bsky.social explains Genocide to us: www.alieward.com/ologies/geno...

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · May 17

Plumose anemones and a mottled sea star during a sunny, low tide afternoon at the dock.

#seastar #anemone #pnw #pnwwildlife #washingtonwildlife #uwphotography #plumoseanemone #mottledseastar #washington #pugetsound #salishsea

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · Apr 27

Smith Rock State Park

#landscapephotography #oregon #smithrock

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · Apr 8

The T65A’s in Bremerton WA 4/5/25

#orcas #waorcas #washingtonwildlife #pnwwildlife #pugetsound #bremerton #wildlifephotography

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · Mar 29

White lined dirona

These guys feed on hydroids, bryozoans, crustaceans, ascidians, and snails.

#nudibranch #whitelineddirona #pugetsound #pnwwildlife #washingtonwildlife #salishsea #uwmacrophotography #uwmacro #olympustg6 #wildlifephotography

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · Mar 28

Yosemite November 2023

#yosemite #yosemitenationalpark #nationalparks #landscapephotographer #california

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · Mar 20

Olympic national park November 2024

#pnw #washington #olympicnationalpark #olympicpeninsula #landscapephotography

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · Mar 16

Stalked jellyfish

They live similarly to the polyp phase of other jellyfish, attaching themselves to a surface and using their tentacles to catch plankton.

#stalkedjellyfish #pnwwildlife #pugetsound #salishsea #macrophotography #uwmacro #wildlifephotography

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · Mar 14

Fishermen in Ocean shores October 2024

#wacoast #pnw #oceanshores #washingtoncoast #washington #landscapephotographer

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · Mar 12

Trinidad CA November 2023

#californiacoast #california #landscapephotography #trinidadcalifornia #landscapephotographer

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · Mar 12

Chipmunk snacking on Sitka mountain ash fruit

#chipmunk #mtrainiernationalpark #pnw #pnwwildlife #washingtonwildlife #wildlifephotography

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Jenna Inglese | Flora and Fauna Log @jennainglese.bsky.social · Mar 11

Tahoma in the fall

#tahoma #pnw #washington #mtrainiernationalpark #nationalparks #mountains

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