Id and Pic of the Month

[Domboski]

ID PLEASE: I'm lost

SEE POST 8 FOR PICTURES

I see this weird creature at night. I've tried getting pictures but it is near impossible so I decided to draw it (sad I know). It almost looks like it has legs like a basket star. It has tentacles sticking out of a hole and grabs food from the water column. It brings the food into the hole / mouth with the tentacles. It looks just like the rock it is connected too.

I do have a basket star but I doubt a juvenile star would be able to fit in a hole so small and only have it's legs sticking out. Each tentacle moves independently. It is only opened up at night.

:scratchch

 

[masterswimmer]

Looks like a cross between a Peter Max, Monet and Picasso :banghead: If there was a little more black in there I'd throw in Ansel Adams too :scratchch

swimmer

 

[Domboski]

I was actually going for Leroy Neiman but I guess I didn't use enough colors.

In all seriousness, that is exactly what that thing looks like.

 

[adamrose]

I was actually going for Leroy Neiman but I guess I didn't use enough colors.

In all seriousness, that is exactly what that thing looks like.

not enough colors? more like not enough moustache!




AHHAHAHAHAH

 

[Domboski]

I can't find anything that is similar to this "thing". Some worms get close. I did find these pictures though. Leroy for Adam and my favorite Leroy Neiman Painting of all.

 

[adamrose]

okay, okay - now it looks like Neiman.








p.s. sorry i can't help with the ID.

 

[Domboski]

okay, okay - now it looks like Neiman.

p.s. sorry i can't help with the ID.

LOL. I guess I was asking for this by posting a drawing.


I searched all of the hitchhiker threads on the site. Anyone have any other recos were I could find out what this thing is? I imagine it is harmless. I'm mostly curious. I'm thinking it came from the carribean since it is on a rock with a ric and some zoos.

 

[Domboski]

A post reminded me of this thread so I took some pictures and thought I'd give it one more shot.

 

[noelskii]

is a basket star the same as a brittle star?

 

[Domboski]

is a basket star the same as a brittle star?

No they are different.

 

[Reef Mongoose]

is it just those tentcle looking things or is it that whole purple piece?

 

[Domboski]

is it just those tentcle looking things or is it that whole purple piece?

It is whole the piece. It must be some type of worm or tunicate. I thought maybe it was a barnacle type crustacean but now I'm not so sure.