Check out this week’s featured specimen!
(Pictured below, really close up!)
Photo: John H. Tashjian © California Academy of Sciences
Can you guess what it is?
Here are some hints:
- This animal prefers habitats near marshes, ponds or sloughs and will often escape into the water if it feels threatened.
- This animal is endemic to California.
Leave us a comment with your answer! Then come see us in the Classroom on Sunday, April 15th at 2:30 pm for Science Story Adventures to see if you're right and to learn more about this animal. Science Story Adventures is our program for children ages 4 - 8 and their caregivers. In the program, we explore the natural world through stories, specimens, games and crafts.