Another 4 Leather Stas from the visit to the beach tonight.
#SalishSea
#SeaStar
#LeatherStar
#Intertidal
So bright and red and trippy patterned.
The Leather Star, Dermasterias imbricata.
Found in typical dramatic pose while contending with a retreating tide.
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#Intertidal
7 more cuties seen π
This pair of red hued sea stars were found this past fall 2025 having just been exposed by the reversing tide and apparently not getting the message they should head out a little deeper. I did place these back in the water for anyone who was concerned. Not sure if it does anything, but I don't think there's any harm.
A pair of sea stars freshly exposed by the outgoing tide. #BlueSkyArtShow #Two
#StarFish #Beach #LeatherStar
Another from my archives, an impertinent shrimp infringing on a sea starβs personal space at the Seattle Aquarium
#MarineLife #Crustaceans #LeatherStar #Echinoderm #Invertebrates #Rude #PNW #PugetSound #Seattle
A #Sculpin temporarily taking shelter under a #LeatherStar, Dermasterias imbricata, along the #HoodCanal shoreline.
Seen after midnight, last night just below the -3.9ft #KingTide low tideline in 1-3 inches of water, near oyster beds with ample freshwater input. #TwanohStatePark #LowTide
Dive report for Illahee State Park
π€Ώ Illahee State Park viz report
π Bremerton, WA, US
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Date: Oct 19, 2025 at 06:10 PM
ποΈ 3/5
π Leather Star, Red Rock Crab, Sugar Kelp +1 more
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Close-up of a scale worm on the top of a orange and white leather star
A scale worm on the top of an orange and white leather star
For #WormWednesday here is a leather star (sometimes called a garlic star because of its odor) with a scale worm for a roommate.
#MarineLife #SeaStar #LeatherStar #ScaleWorm #Worms #PugetSound #PNW #Seattle #SeattleAquarium