Here's a closer peek at what we've gotten in the touch tank so far. We've been working hard to get the touch tank up and running, sending down SCUBA divers and tide pooling a lot and it's nearly ready! We have already gathered lots of animals but we will be adding new animals all summer so it's a good excuse to visit more than once. We have got a large variety of sea stars in the tank including some blood stars! We were also given a couple of small scallops which are fun to watch 
swim! We have all kinds of crabs in the tank already and all sizes; a few hermit
crabs along with green
crabs, jonah crabs, rock crabs, and Asian shore crabs!
We also have tons of mussels in the tank which means we have lots of different things growing on them. This includes
the under appreciated barnacles which can often be seen feeding if you look closely. And while you're looking you can see the mussels filter feeding the water as well. Also growing on some of our mussels are some bright orange sea anemones!
There are lots more things in the tank other than what you've seen here and always more to come, so be sure to come visit the tank this summer and learn all about your favorite invertebrates and make some new favorites!
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