Spine Photo

Spine   >             photos@oceanlight.com   +1-760-707-7153 Venus comb murex. Scientists speculate that the distinctively long and narrow spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks and prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is commonly found. Image ID: 12970   Species: Venus comb murex, Murex pecten   Sea Urchin Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Image ID: 33648   Location: Isla San Francisquito, Baja California, Mexico   North American porcupine. Image ID: 12147   Species: North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum   Freckled porcupinefish. Image ID: 12909   Species: Freckled porcupinefish, Diodon holocanthus   North American porcupine. Image ID: 15935   Species: North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum   North American porcupine. Image ID: 15944   Species: North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum   North American porcupine. Image ID: 15934   Species: North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum   Red barrel flower bloom, cactus detail, spines and flower on top of the cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Image ID: 24303   Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA   Longhorn cowfish. Image ID: 07836   Species: Longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta   The three-spined stickleback is found in freshwater, brackish and marine waters. Image ID: 10286   Species: Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus   Red barrel cactus detail, spines on top of the cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Image ID: 24308   Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA   Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 26773   Species: Teddy-bear Cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA   Sea Urchin Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Image ID: 33647   Location: Isla San Francisquito, Baja California, Mexico   Sea Urchin Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Image ID: 33649   Location: Isla San Francisquito, Baja California, Mexico   Long-spine porcupine fish, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez. Image ID: 32596   Location: Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico   Long-spine porcupine fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. Image ID: 27481   Species: Long-spine porcupine fish, spiny balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico   Long-spine porcupine fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. Image ID: 27483   Species: Long-spine porcupine fish, spiny balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico   Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11981   Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA   Red barrel flower bloom, cactus detail, spines and flower on top of the cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Image ID: 24309   Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA   Orangespine unicornfish. Image ID: 11814   Species: Orangespine unicornfish, Naso lituratus   Lionfish. Image ID: 11820   Species: Lionfish, Pterois miles   Lionfish. Image ID: 11821   Species: Lionfish, Pterois miles   Teddy-Bear cholla blooms in spring. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11934   Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA   Teddy-Bear cholla blooms in spring. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11935   Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA   Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11979   Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA   Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11980   Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA   Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11982   Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA   Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11983   Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA   Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. Image ID: 11984   Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA   North American porcupine. Image ID: 12146   Species: North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

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Updated: April 17, 2021