What lives on Florida beaches?
What lives on Florida beaches? Florida is home to thriving marine life such as sea turtles, corals, manatees, mangroves, dolphins, whales, sharks, sawfish, rays, spiny lobsters, crabs and countless species of fish.
What lives on beaches?
Seals, sea lions, crabs, clams, scallops, sand dollars, starfish, worms, insects and microorganisms all rely on sandy beaches or tidal zones. Carilli notes that various rays, skates and sharks feed over sand bottoms. Some use electrical sensing capabilities to find animals hidden in sand to eat.
What lives in the sand in Florida?
An array of crustaceans – including sand crabs, roly polies (isopods), and beach hoppers (amphipods) – as well as beetles, blood worms and clams, all move up and down the beach according to the water level. This on-the-go lifestyle makes management of this ecosystem a unique challenge (see Best Practices).