"Sparky" the Lumpsucker
- nwscubamom
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Re: "Sparky" the Lumpsucker
Jenn, that is FREAKY cool!!! Looks like a photoshop job, but I know better - that's his real color. (or hers). What an amazing sight. Great shots, you done real good, girl!
Wow wow wow wow.
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Re: "Sparky" the Lumpsucker
Amazing shots of that guy!
Can someone with some marine biology knowledge tell me why PSL's are shaped/colored that way?
Can someone with some marine biology knowledge tell me why PSL's are shaped/colored that way?
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And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
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I think Sparky should be the new official mascot of NWDC and that a picture of him should replace the hoity-toity Orca on the back of NWDC T-Shirts. He even goes with the color scheme of the board!
(Of course, this opinion is from someone who thinks that "Grunt Sculpin Divers" would be a cool name for a dive club.)
(Of course, this opinion is from someone who thinks that "Grunt Sculpin Divers" would be a cool name for a dive club.)
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Re: "Sparky" the Lumpsucker
Went down looking for him last night but no luck. there were 5 of us all looking for him and no luck! :naka:
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Re: "Sparky" the Lumpsucker
scottsax wrote:... tell me why PSL's are shaped/colored that way?
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Actually, wouldn't that be
I'm going to look like a moose on rollerskates. -airsix
... my Mom caught me fenestrating once. -lavachickie
And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
Want to know where I'm performing? Check out my Facebook fan page!
... my Mom caught me fenestrating once. -lavachickie
And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
Want to know where I'm performing? Check out my Facebook fan page!
Re: "Sparky" the Lumpsucker
But seriously, I am curious about the morphology of these critters....
I'm going to look like a moose on rollerskates. -airsix
... my Mom caught me fenestrating once. -lavachickie
And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
Want to know where I'm performing? Check out my Facebook fan page!
... my Mom caught me fenestrating once. -lavachickie
And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
Want to know where I'm performing? Check out my Facebook fan page!
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Re: "Sparky" the Lumpsucker
I suspect the color differences are at least partly genetic, as the one that was breeding long ago in my tank was the same blue color and all her babies were blue. As for their shape- beats me. They can certainly zip around a lot better than one would expect from looking at them. Maybe their big conical scales have a hydrodynamic function, like the aerodynamic benefits of the dimples on a golf ball. Since most fish swallow prey whole, their shape probably makes them tough to swallow (kind of like a puffer fish that is always puffed). I haven't seen many records of them in fish stomachs.
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Re: "Sparky" the Lumpsucker
If you want him, he's all yours!Tom Nic wrote:I think Sparky should be the new official mascot of NWDC and that a picture of him should replace the hoity-toity Orca on the back of NWDC T-Shirts. He even goes with the color scheme of the board!
(Of course, this opinion is from someone who thinks that "Grunt Sculpin Divers" would be a cool name for a dive club.)
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Re: "Sparky" the Lumpsucker
I second that question and chenari thirds it!!!!scottsax wrote:Amazing shots of that guy!
Can someone with some marine biology knowledge tell me why PSL's are shaped/colored that way?
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Re: "Sparky" the Lumpsucker
Actually, if you guys want a lumpsucker t-shirt, Rogue Brewery makes one (and I have it): http://store.rogue.com/cart.php?action= ... d_number=5 They also make a pretty cool wolf eel t-shirt (yeah, I have that one too): http://store.rogue.com/cart.php?action= ... d_number=6enchantmentdivi wrote:If you want him, he's all yours!Tom Nic wrote:I think Sparky should be the new official mascot of NWDC and that a picture of him should replace the hoity-toity Orca on the back of NWDC T-Shirts. He even goes with the color scheme of the board!
(Of course, this opinion is from someone who thinks that "Grunt Sculpin Divers" would be a cool name for a dive club.)
Jenn
Re: "Sparky" the Lumpsucker
Jenn-AWESOME find and photos!! That is the coolest color ever! Tami and I are going hunting this afternoon!!
Tom, I second the Grunt Sculpin Divers!! Haha :P My all time favorite fish.
Tom, I second the Grunt Sculpin Divers!! Haha :P My all time favorite fish.
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