This observation is part of a long-term project examining plankton biodiversity in the nearshore waters around the Hakai Institute's Quadra Island ecological observatory. A COI DNA sequence from the organism has been deposited in the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Photo license and credit belong to the Hakai Institute.
This individual was slightly smaller than a robin. It appeared to be stalking a wren.
Location: Surge Narrows Marine Park, tidal mud flat, with some fresh water; clam and oyster habitat
Washed up on West Beach, Calvert Island