Lumpy at Redondo

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Lumpy at Redondo

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Check out this special lady we found. Notice what she's guarding in the shell
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Nice find!
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She's guarding her EGGS!! See them on the lower right? NICE!!!
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Sweeeet!!
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Yes, Lumpy Eggs!!!
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Neato!
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talk about a FIND !!!, i first saw the lumpy in the snail shell and thought well he is just sleepy and taking a nap... I picked the shell up and the little guy just stayed inside it... then it wasnt untill we got home and looked at Echo's Photo that it was a Mom protecting her Babies...wow what a Rare thing to see
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NICE FIND!!!!
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enchantmentdivi wrote:She's guarding her EGGS!! See them on the lower right? NICE!!!
She? More likely he, in most fishes it's the male that guards the nest while the female simply swims away!

Great catch though. I don't recall anyone getting a lumpy on the nest before. :supz:
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Dusty2 wrote:
enchantmentdivi wrote:She's guarding her EGGS!! See them on the lower right? NICE!!!
She? More likely he, in most fishes it's the male that guards the nest while the female simply swims away!:
She, he, it, whatever!
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Was this on the North of South side of the boat ramp?
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KneeDeep wrote:Was this on the North of South side of the boat ramp?
that information is classified
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Awesome!
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