Identify Patterns in Gravel ?

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Identify Patterns in Gravel ?

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This pattern was photographed on Hood Canal. It was taken at a minus 3.3 tide. The pattern is about 4 feet in diameter. There are over 25 of them that continue on to deeper water.
This beach is private and people are definitely not the source.
Any ideas ?

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Must be space aliens, it can only be seen from above. ;)
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Jerry,
That is really cool!! I have seen video of fish elsewhere creating a funky nesting pattern in the sand like that. But those are pufferfish, not exactly a fish we have around here!
http://www.livescience.com/40119-puffer ... video.html
Have you sent these pics on to anyone else? I'd love to send out to some folks I know to see what they think.
Amazing find!
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Jeff Pack wrote:Sea Snipes...
YellowEye wrote:Godzilla
GearHead wrote:Must be space aliens, it can only be seen from above. ;)
Also a reminder to everyone else that the Critter Forum is a No Hijack Zone....
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nwscubamom wrote:Jerry,
That is really cool!! I have seen video of fish elsewhere creating a funky nesting pattern in the sand like that. But those are pufferfish, not exactly a fish we have around here!
http://www.livescience.com/40119-puffer ... video.html
Have you sent these pics on to anyone else? I'd love to send out to some folks I know to see what they think.
Amazing find!
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I have not sent them elsewhere. Please send them on. I was hoping that you would see the post :)
Thanks for the nice presentation at the Kelp Krawlers meeting. Gotta love fish ID bingo with M & M markers :)

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Looks like there are 8 low areas in the circle, could it be from an Octopus?
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Fascinating- so, you say these impressions continue into deeper water? Like, how deep? I can't help but think of pranks like crop circles when I see something like this, but it seems too elaborate....
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Joshua Smith wrote:Fascinating- so, you say these impressions continue into deeper water? Like, how deep? I can't help but think of pranks like crop circles when I see something like this, but it seems too elaborate....
Absolutely zero chance of prank. Water depth determined from beach, maybe 2-3 feet?
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