The two RV Gypsies went to Ripley's Aquarium |
Below: Giant Japanese Spider Crabs - a species of marine crab that lives in the waters around Japan. It has the largest leg span of any anthropoid. |
|
Ripley's Aquarium spans two levels. |
|
Jellyfish are the oldest multi-organ animal and are found all over the world. Some jellyfish can glow in the dark. Jellyfish do NOT have brains, blood, bones, or a heart. But they do have an elementary nervous system with receptors that detect light, vibrations and chemicals in the water. These abilities along with a sense of gravity allow jellyfish to navigate in the water. |
|
Below: This 7-foot jaw contains 273 teeth and belongs to a (school bus-size) Megacolon shark weighing 52 tons, the largest of all sharks which lived nearly 2 million years ago. |
|
ABOVE THE TUNNEL |
|
LOOKING DOWN INTO THE GLASS TUNNEL |
|
THE TWO RV GYPSIES IN THE GLASS TUNNEL |
|
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton. Five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. |
|
A sawshark is a member of a shark order bearing a unique long, sack-like rostrum edged with sharp teeth which they use to slash and disable their pray. There are currently 10 known species of sawsharks . Maximum size is 4.5 feet long, But they sure looked bigger to The Two RV Gypsies as they stood under them in the tunnel. |
|
Sawsharks circled overhead in the tunnel above Lee Duquette's head. |
|
Sawsharks circled overhead in the tunnel above Karen Duquette's head. |
|
To allow photos to load faster, the aquarium has been divided in two pages, so continue on to Page 2 - Stingrays, Penguins, Seahorses, and Weedy Sea Dragons, |