Let there be critters from the ocean depths to the clear blue sky!
After diving in Monterey, CA at the Breakwater, curiosity and photos of strange critters sent me online to identify them. Hours later, however, I ended up with more frustration and temporary computer-induced blindness than identified creatures.
My next attempt was the local library. Success! Old fashioned books contained colorful pictures, names, and lots of information about all those sea creatures. But why couldn't I find this online?
It's a humble beginning with a few pictures identifying sea and sky critters from Northern California, but the goal is a directory filled with photos of life all over the world, including those contributed by you curious, animal-loving explorers like me.
No longer will we wonder, "What was that heaving foot-long clear blob with a mouth sucking in water and organs curled up tightly inside?" Instead, we'll find a picture of the transparent "Salp" on Critter Directory.
Curiosity Satisfied.
After diving in Monterey, CA at the Breakwater, curiosity and photos of strange critters sent me online to identify them. Hours later, however, I ended up with more frustration and temporary computer-induced blindness than identified creatures.
My next attempt was the local library. Success! Old fashioned books contained colorful pictures, names, and lots of information about all those sea creatures. But why couldn't I find this online?
It's a humble beginning with a few pictures identifying sea and sky critters from Northern California, but the goal is a directory filled with photos of life all over the world, including those contributed by you curious, animal-loving explorers like me.
No longer will we wonder, "What was that heaving foot-long clear blob with a mouth sucking in water and organs curled up tightly inside?" Instead, we'll find a picture of the transparent "Salp" on Critter Directory.
Curiosity Satisfied.