Meet the 1st Sea Animals of the New Season

Meet the 1st Sea Animals of the New Season

Moon snails are excited to be the first animals collected for the 2012-2013 school year. They’re busy checking out their new home, and making acquaintances that will become year-long friends. It’s amazing watching them glide majestically and at great speeds across the sand, avoiding each other’s foot and changing direction when they’re in danger of

Best Time To Collect Sea Animals on the Tidal Flats

Best Time To Collect Sea Animals on the Tidal Flats

The best time to search for sea animals at the tidal flats is, of course, at low tide, when the ocean’s water is shallow and has slipped away from the shore. However, if you wait for a spring tide, when the Moon is either full or new, the low tide will be extremely low, uncovering