[NatureNS] lady crab carapace found at Evangeline Beach + big tides alert

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:47:11 -0300
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> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] lady crab carapace found at Evangeline Beach + =
big tides alert
> Date: September 23, 2015 at 6:44:20 PM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Cc: Glenys Gibson <glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca>
>=20
> THANKS, GLENYS!, from Jim et al., Wolfville.
>=20
> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: Glenys Gibson <glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca>
>> Subject: Re: lady crab carapace found at Evangeline Beach + big tides =
alert
>> Date: September 22, 2015 at 7:24:43 PM ADT
>> To: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
>>=20
>> Jim- we=92ve seen several live lady crabs at Evangeline this summer, =
in the sediment around the Corophium.
>> Glenys
>>=20
>> Dr. Glenys Gibson,
>> Biology Department, Acadia University,
>> Wolfville, Nova Scotia   B4P 2R6   Canada.
>> (902) 585-1250
>> http://www.acadiau.ca/~ggibson/Site/Welcome.html
>> http://wise.acadiau.ca/home.html
>> https://www.facebook.com/WISEacadia
>>=20
>> The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. =
Sydney J. Harris
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
>> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 7:07 PM
>> To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>> Cc: Glenys Gibson <glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca>, Trevor Avery =
<trevor.avery@acadiau.ca>, Mike Dadswell <mike.dadswell@acadiau.ca>
>> Subject: lady crab carapace found at Evangeline Beach + big tides =
alert
>>=20
>> Below I should have included a tentative list of familiar crabs on =
our intertidal shores:
>>=20
>>  (off the top of my head & lessening memory) rock crab (2 species), =
green crab, lady crab, spider crab, toad crab, queen crab (like spiny =
snow crab), snow crab? (deep water), hermit crabs (not real crabs)=85. =
and others?
>>=20
>> Remember Merritt Gibson=92s two books on Seashore of the Maritimes =
(most recent one published by Nimbus, I think).
>>=20
>>  Jim in Wolfville.
>>=20
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>=20
>>> From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
>>> Subject: [ValleyNature] lady crab carapace found at Evangeline Beach =
+ big tides alert
>>> Date: September 22, 2015 at 4:48:49 PM ADT
>>> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
>>>=20
>>> SEPT. 22, 2015 - EVANGELINE BEACH, 3 hours after high tide, which =
was at about 8 a.m. today (too late for me to see any remaining =
shorebirds today) =97 I walked east from the public stairs, mostly for =
exercise, and was surprised to find a carapace from a subadult or =
immature LADY CRAB, genus Ovalipes.  This species is regular on the =
Kingsport intertidal flats, but I have never seen one at Evangeline =
Beach =97 however, I admit that my intertidal explorations at low tide =
at North Grand Pre have been very few over the decades, whereas =
Kingsport is my favourite local location for such explorations. =20
>>>=20
>>> Everyone should be aware that on Sept. 29 & 30, our biggest tides in =
18 years will be happening.  Unfortunately, the low tides are in early =
morning, but the 16.8 & 16.6 metre high tides are in early to mid =
afternoon.
>>>=20
>>> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Nature mailing list
>>> Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca
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http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.=
ca
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after-white-space;"><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
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margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br><=
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[ValleyNature] =
lady crab carapace found at Evangeline Beach + big tides =
alert</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">September 23, 2015 =
at 6:44:20 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Glenys Gibson &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca">glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca</a>&gt;<=
br></span></div><br><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" =
content=3D"text/html charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: =
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space;">THANKS, GLENYS!, from Jim et al., =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>From: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Glenys Gibson &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca">glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca</a>&gt;<=
br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica;"><b>Subject: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Re: lady crab carapace found at =
Evangeline Beach + big tides alert</b><br></span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">September 22, 2015 =
at 7:24:43 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>To: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br><=
/span></div><br><div>

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<div>Jim- we=92ve seen several live lady crabs at Evangeline this =
summer, in the sediment around the Corophium.</div>
<div>Glenys</div>
<div><br>
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<div>Dr. Glenys Gibson,</div>
<div>Biology Department, Acadia University,</div>
<div>Wolfville, Nova Scotia &nbsp; B4P 2R6 &nbsp;&nbsp;Canada.</div>
<div>(902) 585-1250</div>
<div><a =
href=3D"http://www.acadiau.ca/~ggibson/Site/Welcome.html">http://www.acadi=
au.ca/~ggibson/Site/Welcome.html</a></div>
<div><a =
href=3D"http://wise.acadiau.ca/home.html">http://wise.acadiau.ca/home.html=
</a></div>
<div><a =
href=3D"https://www.facebook.com/WISEacadia">https://www.facebook.com/WISE=
acadia</a></div>
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<div><i>The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. =
</i>Sydney J. Harris</div>
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<span style=3D"font-weight:bold">From: </span>Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br>
<span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Tuesday, September 22, =
2015 at 7:07 PM<br>
<span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To: </span>naturens &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&gt;<br=
>
<span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Cc: </span>Glenys Gibson &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca">glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca</a>&gt;,=
 Trevor Avery &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:trevor.avery@acadiau.ca">trevor.avery@acadiau.ca</a>&gt;, =
Mike Dadswell &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:mike.dadswell@acadiau.ca">mike.dadswell@acadiau.ca</a>&gt;<=
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<span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>lady crab carapace =
found at Evangeline Beach + big tides alert<br>
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<div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">
Below I should have included a tentative list of familiar crabs on our =
intertidal shores:
<div><br>
</div>
<div>&nbsp;(off the top of my head &amp; lessening memory) rock crab (2 =
species), green crab, lady crab, spider crab, toad crab, queen crab =
(like spiny snow crab), snow crab? (deep water), hermit crabs (not real =
crabs)=85. and others?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Remember Merritt Gibson=92s two books on Seashore of the Maritimes =
(most recent one published by Nimbus, I think).</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>&nbsp;Jim in Wolfville.<br>
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br>
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</span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[ValleyNature] lady =
crab carapace found at Evangeline Beach + big tides alert</b><br>
</span></div>
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margin-left: 0px;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>Date: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">September 22, 2015 at 4:48:49 PM =
ADT<br>
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margin-left: 0px;">
<span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;"><b>To: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;<br>
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<div>
<div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">
<div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>SEPT. 22, 2015 - EVANGELINE BEACH</b>, 3 =
hours after high tide, which was at about 8 a.m. today (too late for me =
to see any remaining shorebirds today) =97 I walked east from the public =
stairs, mostly for exercise, and was surprised
 to find a carapace from a subadult or immature <b>LADY CRAB</b>, genus =
<i>Ovalipes</i>.&nbsp; This species is regular on the Kingsport =
intertidal flats, but I have never seen one at Evangeline Beach =97 =
however, I admit that my intertidal explorations at low tide
 at North Grand Pre have been very few over the decades, whereas =
Kingsport is my favourite local location for such explorations. =
&nbsp;</div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br>
</div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Everyone should be aware that on Sept. 29 =
&amp; 30, our biggest tides in 18 years will be happening.&nbsp; =
Unfortunately, the low tides are in early morning, but the 16.8 &amp; =
16.6 metre high tides are in early to mid afternoon.</div>
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<div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</div>
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