Species

FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/dec/29/#incident-998872">AUDIBLE ALARM &#8212; 200 Block of NEWELL DR 2:55 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2024/dec/29/#incident-998870">Animal Problem &#8212; 4100 Block of PATRICKS POINT DR 1:23 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2024/dec/29/#incident-998871">FOOT PATROL &#8212; 2700 Block of DOLBEER ST 1:21 a.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/dec/29/#incident-998866">DISTURBANCE MISCELLANEOUS &#8212; 400 Block of SPRING ST 1:20 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2024/dec/29/#incident-998869">Welfare Check &#8212; 300 Block of FERNWOOD DR 12:04 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2024/dec/29/#incident-998867">SHOTS HEARD &#8212; 1000 Block of H ST 12:02 a.m.
PATROLLED: Eureka Police Department: Dec. 29, 2024 midnight

Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-spined brittle star)

Ophiopteris papillosa. Photo: (c) juliabohemian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Brittle stars or ophiuroids are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea closely related to starfish. They crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms for locomotion. The ophiuroids generally have five long, slender, whip-like arms which may reach up to 60 cm (24 in) in length on the largest specimens. They are also known as serpent stars; the New Latin class name Ophiuroidea is derived from the Ancient Greek ὄφις, meaning “serpent”.

— Wikipedia