Sure looks like a squat lobster to me, but, I have never seen one at Redondo before.
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Squat Lobster at Redondo
Squat Lobster at Redondo
My dive buddy spotted this little guy near the rope that heads out west in about 30 fsw or so.
Sure looks like a squat lobster to me, but, I have never seen one at Redondo before.
Sure looks like a squat lobster to me, but, I have never seen one at Redondo before.
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Re: Squat Lobster at Redondo
Yup. That's a Squat Lobbie all right. Fantastic shot, too. As for being at Redondo.... 
I thought they were strictly Hood Canal. But this does seem to be the start of a pattern. About a week ago, we found six Spot Prawns over in Alki Cove 3. Does anyone know what's going on?
I thought they were strictly Hood Canal. But this does seem to be the start of a pattern. About a week ago, we found six Spot Prawns over in Alki Cove 3. Does anyone know what's going on?-
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Re: Squat Lobster at Redondo
Every now and then I'll spot a "Squatty" in places I've never seen them before. I've even seen a couple up at Mukilteo in years past.
As for Spot Prawns, you probably just saw some up in shallow water that waited too long to head deeper when the sun started coming up. Once you get deep off of the coves you can sometimes find them in their thousands.
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As for Spot Prawns, you probably just saw some up in shallow water that waited too long to head deeper when the sun started coming up. Once you get deep off of the coves you can sometimes find them in their thousands.
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Re: Squat Lobster at Redondo
I've seen them at the logs in Cove 2. I was sure I was narced out of my gourd, so I made my buddy come over and look. Either we were both having the same hallucination, or there were squat lobsters there!
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Re: Squat Lobster at Redondo
Cool find. I hope they colonize there. I think they are really cool looking little guys
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Re: Squat Lobster at Redondo
I thought they were a Hood Canal critter too, until I saw one at Les Davis a month ago. Good find!
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Re: Squat Lobster at Redondo
A couple months ago I did North wall Point Defiance & saw lots of them ....
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Re: Squat Lobster at Redondo
lol, that little guy sure looks surprised to see you. 