A couple photos of a Lion's Mane from EUP last weekend. Seemed to be completely missing any long trailing tentacles.
Lion's Mane
Re: Lion's Mane
That is what happens when they are on their last legs. This one is just about dead.
Tim
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Re: Lion's Mane
That's what I figured was probably the cause. Saw a much healthier looking one a few weeks ago at the fox island east wall, but of course had worse visibility and a macro lens...