A series of video clips that show many of the critters that call the Chesapeake home. The videos are developed by Morgan Wells of the Undersea Research Foundation, Inc. through a Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network grant.
American Eel - An American eel investigates the camera and swims away.
[QuickTime (
482 kb) | Real Video (
463 kb) | Windows Media (
500 kb)]
Anchovies and Silversides - A school of anchovies and silversides swimming.
[QuickTime (
483 kb) | Real Video (
459 kb) | Windows Media (
509 kb)]
Anemones - Several anemones sway with the current.
[QuickTime (
488 kb) | Real Video (
471 kb) | Windows Media (
505 kb)]
Barnacle - The feathery appendage of a barnacle sweeps food into its interior while surrounded by anemones.
[QuickTime (
448 kb) | Real Video (
434 kb) | Windows Media (
470 kb)]
Barnacles - Barnacles sweeping tiny particles of food into their interior.
[QuickTime (
463 kb) | Real Video (
449 kb) | Windows Media (
484 kb)]
Blue Crab - A blue crab walks across the Bay bottom.
[QuickTime (
629 kb) | Real Video (
607 kb) | Windows Media (
649 kb)]
Blue Crab - The camera follows a blue crab carrying some food items.
[QuickTime (
151 kb) | Real Video (
145 kb) | Windows Media (
162 kb)]
Blue Crab eating - The underside of a male blue crab as he eats.
[QuickTime (
958 kb) | Real Video (
919 kb) | Windows Media (
982 kb)]
Bottlenose dolphins - A pod of bottlenose dolphins frolicking in Bay waters.
[QuickTime (
400 kb) | Real Video (
377 kb) | Windows Media (
414 kb)]
Delmarva Fox Squirrel - An endangered Delmarva fox squirrel runs along several tree branches.
[QuickTime (
332 kb) | Real Video (
321 kb) | Windows Media (
342 kb)]
Diamondback Terrapin / Snapping Turtle - Diamondback terrapins and a snapping turtle investigate and attempt to eat some bait.
[QuickTime (
1.5 MB) | Real Video (
1.4 MB) | Windows Media (
1.5 MB)]
Feather Blenny - A feather blenny swims among the shells of an oyster reef.
[QuickTime (
572 kb) | Real Video (
564 kb) | Windows Media (
640 kb)]
Feather Blenny - A feather blenny feeds on some prey.
[QuickTime (
468 kb) | Real Video (
450 kb) | Windows Media (
540 kb)]
Grass Shrimp - A grass shrimp forages for food.
[QuickTime (
526 kb) | Real Video (
507 kb) | Windows Media (
542 kb)]
Grass Shrimp - Hundreds of tiny grass shrimp swim by barnacle encrusted pilings.
[QuickTime (
928 kb) | Real Video (
890 kb) | Windows Media (
978 kb)]
Jellyfish - A jellyfish pulses through Bay waters.
[QuickTime (
390 kb) | Real Video (
384 kb) | Windows Media (
407 kb)]
Jellyfish in flight - A jellyfish gliding through the waters of the Bay.
[QuickTime (
783 kb) | Real Video (
744 kb) | Windows Media (
804 kb)]
Mantis Shrimp (and fish) - Two fish swim above a mantis shrimp.
[QuickTime (
268 kb) | Real Video (
261 kb) | Windows Media (
283 kb)]
Mud Crab - Silhouetted in the light, a mud crab uses its claw to feed.
[QuickTime (
456 kb) | Real Video (
442 kb) | Windows Media (
467 kb)]
Oyster Toad - An oyster toad lies in wait for prey to swim by.
[QuickTime (
485 kb) | Real Video (
469 kb) | Windows Media (
500 kb)]
Redbeard Sponge - A redbeard sponge living at the base of an underwater piling.
[QuickTime (
741 kb) | Real Video (
735 kb) | Windows Media (
775 kb)]
Redbeard Sponge - A closeup of the fingers of a redbeard sponge on the Bay's bottom.
[QuickTime (
523 kb) | Real Video (
525 kb) | Windows Media (
589 kb)]
Sea Squirts - A closeup of sea squirts (tunicates) clustered on a piling.
[QuickTime (
512 kb) | Real Video (
492 kb) | Windows Media (
551 kb)]
Sheepshead - A school of sheepshead fish hide under some underwater structure.
[QuickTime (
721 kb) | Real Video (
685 kb) | Windows Media (
740 kb)]
Silver Perch - A silver perch preys upon a small anchovy.
[QuickTime (
496 kb) | Real Video (
480 kb) | Windows Media (
480 kb)]
Striped Blenny - A striped blenny hides in an empty oyster shell.
[QuickTime (
513 kb) | Real Video (
497 kb) | Windows Media (
535 kb)]
Sturgeon - A sturgeon swims on the Bay bottom foraging for food.
[QuickTime (
785 kb) | Real Video (
760 kb) | Windows Media (
810 kb)]
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) - An underwater look at bay grasses and the creatures that utilize them as habitat.
[QuickTime (
759 kb) | Real Video (
719 kb) | Windows Media (
787 kb)]
You'll need one of the following video plug-in programs to view the videos above: Apple Quicktime, Real Media player, or Windows Media player.
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